On July 15, Wang Guanhua, the official spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, announced at a press conference convened by the Information Office of the State Council that during the first half of the year, the value added by specialized, sophisticated, and innovative 'little giant' industrial enterprises above the designated size witnessed a significant year-on-year increase of 10.4%. In late June, the World Economic Forum unveiled its latest list of Lighthouse Factories, with half of the 16 newly included factories hailing from China. Lighthouse Factories stand as the pinnacle of digital and intelligent transformation within the global manufacturing sector, and as of now, China boasts the highest number of such factories worldwide.
