China aims to boost development of light industry
China DailyVisitors experience smart home products during a high-tech expo in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in August 2022. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with other two ministries, launched a working plan on Friday to stabilize light industries, including home appliances and batteries, so as to drive new consumption growth in the country. The country also vows to promote more than 300 upgraded and innovative light industry products, enhance the competitiveness of the top 100 enterprises in the sector, as well as cultivate 50 light industrial clusters with a market scale of over 30 billion yuan each. According to He, more efforts will be made to drive the growth of six major light industries, including household products, plastic products, papermaking, leather, batteries and food. Accelerated steps will also be made to explore new light industries such as "elderly products, baby products, cultural, sports and leisure products, biological manufacturing, as well as prefabricated food".