In the first half of this year, Jining in East China's Shandong province has experienced robust and high-quality economic growth, with coordinated development across its three major industries and a strong growth in both supply and demand.

In the first half of 2025, 32 out of 38 major industrial categories of Jining saw growth. The added value of the manufacturing sector increased by 11.1 percent year-on-year. The city also saw steady growth in fixed-asset investment, with industrial investment rising for five consecutive months.

Significant progress has been made in major projects. Agreements on a total of 390 projects worth over 100 million yuan ($13.92 million) were newly signed, and 151 such projects started construction. The city is also accelerating the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries such as textiles and rubber while focusing on the development of strategic emerging industries. The first Shandong robot conference was held in Jining's Zoucheng this April, with agreements on 32 projects signed and 17 put into operation or production.

In addition to industrial development, Jining is also seeing a boom in consumption-related activities. The city's port throughput reached 55.75 million metric tons, up 10.4 percent year-on-year. Jining is on the path to becoming a modernized industrial powerhouse in Shandong while maintaining green and sustainable development.