China's resolute efforts over the past decade to make its industrial economy grow huge and robust have resulted in this sector being more competitive and resilient in a world fraught with uncertainties and risks. China's industrial output logged an average annual growth of 6.3 percent in the 2012-2021 period as the country's manufacturing sector gained strength, Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology, told a press conference on Tuesday. The growth, well above the global average of about 2 percent for the period, drove industrial output to 37.3 trillion yuan (about 5.5 trillion U.S. dollars) ... (full story)