China's economic landscape is undergoing transformative changes as technological innovations and scenario-based applications take center stage in 2025. The recent Central Economic Work Conference emphasized innovation-driven development as crucial for cultivating new growth drivers, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a key catalyst for industrial transformation.
Professor Jin Jun from Zhejiang University's School of Management observes that the synergy between technological advancement and practical applications is creating self-reinforcing growth cycles. "New scenario-based applications drive technology adoption while accelerating industrial upgrading," Jun notes, highlighting China's unique advantage in leveraging its vast market scale and diverse application environments.
The conference outcomes reveal two parallel development tracks: localized integration of technology with regional industries, and strategic alignment of emerging sectors through value chain optimization. This dual approach aims to build a modern industrial system capable of sustaining new quality productive forces.
AI applications are particularly transformative, reshaping enterprise operations from R&D to management. The rise of intelligent-native enterprises demonstrates how AI integration is creating self-organizing innovation systems that promise to redefine corporate structures and industry logic.
Emerging sectors like low-altitude economy and bio-manufacturing are benefiting from accelerated development timelines, with AI-driven solutions reducing costs in critical areas such as pharmaceutical research. These advancements position China to develop new economic engines while addressing complex industrial challenges through technological innovation.
