China has maintained its position as the world's largest manufacturing hub for 12 straight years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Monday.

The value-added output of the manufacturing sector in 2021 increased 9.

8 percent year on year to 31.

4 trillion yuan, accounting for 27.

4 percent of the country's GDP, Minister Xiao Yaqing said at a press conference.

工业和信息化部部长肖亚庆2月28日在新闻发布会上介绍，2021年我国制造业增加值增长9.

8%，制造业增加值占GDP比重达到了27.

4%，总量达到了31.

4万亿元，连续12年位居世界首位。

Specifically, output of the high-tech manufacturing industry went up 18.

2 percent year on year, equipment manufacturing increased 12.

9 percent, while digitalization and green development of the sector also picked up pace, Xiao said.

高技术制造业、装备制造业增加值分别增长18.

2%、12.

9%。

制造业数字化、绿色化转型步伐加快。

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