June 16 — National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Wang Guanhua said an
accelerated shift from old to new growth drivers is a defining feature of
China’s current economic activity. Advances in industrial upgrading,
digitalisation and green transition have strengthened new productive forces,
providing support for growth and improving quality, resilience and
sustainability. China has leaned on innovation investment to power high‑quality
development: 2025 R&D intensity (total R&D spending/GDP) exceeded the OECD
average for the first time. Stronger innovation resources have produced a wave
of breakthroughs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and
biopharma.
