Manufacturing sector continues to outperform

China's manufacturing sector has made great strides in the past decade, with its contribution to global manufacturing output hitting nearly 30 percent last year, showcasing the crucial role the nation has played in safeguarding global industrial and supply chains, officials and experts said.

The comments came as China's top industry regulator said it will continue working to stabilize the proportion of manufacturing output in the GDP and step up efforts to accelerate industrial upgrade.

Wang Wei, head of the planning department at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said the proportion of China's manufacturing output worldwide rose from 22.5 percent in 2012 to nearly 30 percent in 2021, with the nation maintaining the title as the world's largest manufacturing country.

Specifically, the country's manufacturing output value jumped to 31.4 trillion yuan ($4.65 trillion) last year from 16.98 trillion yuan in 2012.

China has the most complete industrial categories and industrial system in the world, with leading industry chain support systems, strong resilience and great potential, Wang said.