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On September 7, Feng Haicang, head of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that they would make up their minds to cultivate a number of historical classic industrial clusters with a scale of over 100 billion yuan. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on two aspects: brand cultivation and promotion. It will support historical classic enterprises in creating a lineup of China’s consumer brands and promote the development of world-class classic brands. It will also encourage high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises such as Suzhou embroidery and Longquan celadon to follow the path of “specialization, refinement, uniqueness, and innovation” to optimize the regional layout of industries and enhance their clustering level. At the same time, efforts will be made to organize the first Historical Classic Industry Expo, the National Tour of China’s Consumer Brands, the Industrial Innovation Competition, and the establishment of the International Sericulture Organization, to expand overseas promotion channels. In addition, efforts are being made to actively promote the “Four Hundreds” campaign, including creating 100 recommended officials, producing 100 micro-documentaries, creating 100 AI short dramas, and developing 100 experience routes. These efforts aim to deeply explore domestic brand materials and tell good stories about historical classic industry brands.
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On September 7, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Historical Classic Industries”, outlining measures to facilitate the digital and intelligent transformation of these industries. The document focuses on traditional industries such as silk, tea, and porcelain, proposing a general approach of “data-driven, model-supported, and scenario-based implementation”. Xie Yuanxing, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the industrial data foundation, transform craftsmanship experience into reusable data assets; use AI models to analyze manufacturing processes and build knowledge graphs to unify production standards; and encourage the construction of “future factories” such as smart pharmacies and intelligent kilns to achieve full-process dynamic control and quality traceability.
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On September 7, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the high-quality development of historical classic industries. Xie Yuansheng, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that, according to incomplete statistics, there are 25,000 enterprises in representative industries of historical classic industries, with nearly 3.5 million employees. The annual revenue of the entire industry is approximately 8 trillion yuan. The “Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Historical Classic Industries” propose that by 2028, 50 leading enterprises with a scale of over 10 billion yuan will be cultivated, 100 famous Chinese consumer brands will be established, and several characteristic industrial clusters with a scale of over 100 billion yuan will be created. By 2030, a number of world-class enterprises and well-known brands will be developed, and historical classic industries will be promoted to the mid-to-upper tier of the global value chain.
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Six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Historical Classic Industries”. The opinions state that by 2028, 50 leading enterprises with a scale of over 10 billion yuan will be cultivated, and 100 well-known Chinese consumer brands will be established; by 2030, a number of world-class enterprises and well-known brands will be developed to push historical classic industries towards the mid-to-upper echelons of the global value chain. The document clarifies the scope of seven historical classic industries such as silk and tea, and outlines specific implementation paths for overall planning, inheritance and innovation, diversified integration, and international development.