This morning, the Shanghai Municipal Government held a press conference where Tang Wenkan, Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, attended and responded to media inquiries. Over the past year, Shanghai’s industrial output value above the designated scale exceeded 40 trillion yuan, setting a new historical record. At the same time, breakthroughs were achieved in several iconic national key projects, including large aircraft and large cruise ships.

When asked about the key factors behind these successes and how Shanghai plans to further enhance its industrial capabilities and core competitiveness, Tang Wenkan stated that last year, the value added of industrial enterprises above the designated scale in the city increased by 5.1%, with the total output value reaching 40.7 trillion yuan, a record high. Key national projects such as large aircraft, large cruise ships, large LNG vessels, heavy-duty gas turbines, and industrial machine tools have emerged one after another. The proportion of strategic emerging manufacturing industries increased from 40% at the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period to 45%, while the share of the three leading industries in manufacturing rose from 7.8% to 12.4%.

Tang attributed these achievements to Shanghai’s unwavering commitment to developing advanced manufacturing and strengthening the foundation of the real economy, in line with national strategic priorities. In recent years, the city has prioritized "enhancing the leading function of high-end industries" as a key focus of high-quality development, continuously increasing industrial investment and reinforcing the strategic direction that "manufacturing is the cornerstone of Shanghai’s development."

Tang Wenkan emphasized that this year marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization will follow the directives of the municipal party committee and government, anchor its efforts in new industrialization, and use advanced manufacturing as the backbone to build a high-quality "2+3+6+6" modern industrial system. Key efforts will focus on four areas:

First, firmly implementing national strategies to maintain advantages in leading industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence, accelerating breakthroughs across the entire industrial chain, and sustaining double-digit growth in manufacturing output value. The synergistic effect of "IC+AI" will be leveraged to drive overall industrial advancement.

Second, accelerating industrial transformation and upgrading by promoting the digital and green development of sectors such as petrochemicals, steel, and light industries. By the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the city aims to establish 500 advanced smart factories, achieve an industrial robot application density of 600 units per 10,000 people, and create 200 municipal or higher-level green manufacturing enterprises.

Third, expanding the total industrial economy by fully developing six emerging pillar industries, including next-generation electronic information, intelligent connected new energy vehicles, and high-end equipment. The city will target new growth areas such as smart terminals, commercial aerospace, and the low-altitude economy to create an additional trillion-yuan industrial increment.

Fourth, continuously optimizing the industrial ecosystem by using industrial maps to guide districts in deepening their leading industries and developing 25 billion-yuan细分 markets tailored to local conditions. Building on the current advantage of Shanghai’s industrial enterprises having costs per 100 yuan of revenue that are 3.6 yuan lower than the national average, the city will further strengthen its comprehensive cost advantages, improve the industrial business environment, and enable outstanding enterprises to achieve greater success in Shanghai.