Policy looks to boost industry growth
China DailyChina has introduced measures to shore up the growth of its industries, pledging to boost the resilience of industry and supply chains, steady the exports of industrial products and step up services and support for foreign businesses. A policy document released by three central government bodies, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission, underlined the importance of consolidating momentum among recovering industries to stabilize the economy. Gao Ming, a macroeconomics analyst at China Galaxy Securities, said the policy measures were unveiled as China's industrial economy stood out as one of the highlights in overall economic performance this year. The latest policy document called for structural upgrades and improvement to the quality of the industrial economy, while rolling out measures to cushion it against fallout from the epidemic, he said. "With a host of measures to boost high-end, green and online consumption, the new document will also help spur the recovery of the retail sector, stabilize its fundamentals and promote its upgrading," she said.