Henan sets its sights on industry upgrading to boost development

Central China's Henan province is beefing up efforts to promote industrial restructuring and upgrading, develop advanced manufacturing and foster strategic emerging industries, as part of its broader drive to realize high-quality development.

"Efforts are being accelerated to make traditional manufacturing more eco-friendly, intelligent and technology-oriented, and drive the industrial output of equipment manufacturing and food processing sector to achieve 1 trillion yuan ($140 billion)," said Wang Guosheng, Party secretary of Henan province, during a media briefing in Beijing on Monday.

The output of new energy vehicles and service robots increased by 70.4 percent and 37.8 percent respectively last year, Wang noted. Moreover, the added value of five major industries and new emerging industries with strategic importance grew by 7.7 percent and 12.2 percent respectively in 2018.