Manufacturing in spotlight as recovery from epidemic gathers speed

More efforts will be put into the coordinated development and resumption of manufacturing in the second half of the year to offset the impact brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a top industry regulator.

"Accelerated steps will be made to maintain the stability of the industrial and supply chains. The country will also step up efforts in helping small and medium-sized enterprises to tide over difficulties, drive technological innovation as well as bring about digital transformation and upgrading," said Xin Guobin, vice-minister from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Xin said the industrial sector is still faced with many uncertainties as the pandemic ravages the world while market demand has not yet fully recovered.