Table 1.

List of China’s traditional pillar industries vs. China’s current strategic industries and new emerging industries

Traditional industries (10th FYP)Strategic and emerging industries (12th FYP)Emerging industries (13th FYP)
Petrochemical and chemical processing High-end manufacturing and equipment manufacturing (e.g. high-speed rail) 
Energy e.g. coal miningNew energy (solar, wind, hydropower)Energy storage and distributed energy
Infrastructure constructionBiotechnologyBiotechnology
MachinemanufacturingEnvironmental protection and energy conservationIntelligent perception of spatial information
TelecommunicationsNext generation of information technologyNext generation of information technology
Automobiles, airlines, shipping vesselsmanufacturing Clean energy vehicles (e.g. electric cars)New energy vehicles (e.g. electric cars)
Metallurgy and building materialsNew materialsNew materials
Source: Own elaboration based on State Council, Ministry of Commerce, National Development Reform Commission

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