Jilin promotes the manufacturing industry to be real, top-notch, and strong.

The FAW Hongqi Prosperity Factory, where industrial robotic arms extend and rotate, produces a new energy vehicle every 54 seconds. In February 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during a report on the work of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government that it is necessary to firmly establish the foundation of the real economy, coordinate the transformation of traditional industries, promote the growth of advantageous industries, and cultivate new productive forces to construct a modern industrial system that reflects the characteristics of Jilin. In July 2020, during an inspection in Jilin, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to strengthen the real economy, especially the manufacturing industry, improve and enhance it, make enhancing the level of the entire industrial chain the main focus, strengthen the construction of new infrastructure, and accelerate the construction of integrated innovation platforms for production, education, and research. Jilin is actively implementing the important speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping and accelerating the development of high-end, intelligent, and green manufacturing industries, continuously constructing a modern industrial system that reflects the characteristics of Jilin. In the first half of this year, the added value of industrial enterprises above a designated size in Jilin Province increased by 7.8% year-on-year, with the added value of the manufacturing industry increasing by 8.5% year-on-year.