Electronic information manufacturing grows steadily in Jan-Feb

China's electronic information manufacturing sector grew rapidly in the first two months of 2025 as exports continued to pick up, indicating a positive overall development trend.

During the period, the added value of major enterprises in the sector rose 10.6 percent year on year, 4.7 percentage points higher than the overall industrial sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Among major products in the electronic information manufacturing sector, the production of microcomputer equipment saw relatively fast growth.

From January to February, microcomputer equipment output reached 47 million units, up 7.2 percent year on year, while integrated circuit output rose 4.4 percent to 76.7 billion units.

Exports of the electronic information manufacturing industry continued to expand. During the period, the export delivery value of major companies increased by 5.9 percent year on year.

According to customs statistics, China exported 22.23 million laptops from January to February, a year-on-year increase of 16.5 percent.

Major companies in the sector are those with a main annual business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.78 million U.S. dollars).

Currently, China has proposed and formulated more than 120 international standards in the field of electronic information manufacturing, and witnessed its international influence in this regard to keep growing.

Meanwhile, China's electronic information sector has an increasingly enabling role with products and solutions for typical application scenarios in education, energy, health care, and transportation emerging rapidly.

At ATOP, a leading manufacturer of optical transceivers based in Mianyang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, a thumb-sized newly-developed component has a world-leading performance. It can achieve a transmission rate of 800 Gbps (gigabits per second) and is widely used in fields such as AI computing and data centers.

"We have continuously improved the added value and overseas recognition of our products through innovation of core technologies. In the first quarter of this year, we achieved export sales of nearly 8 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 32 percent," said Dong Ke, vice president of ATOP.

Electronic information manufacturing grows steadily in Jan-Feb

Electronic information manufacturing grows steadily in Jan-Feb

Electronic information manufacturing grows steadily in Jan-Feb

A major Israeli air strike on the Shejaiya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City Wednesday has left at least 30 people dead, with dozens injured or missing under the rubble.

Shejaiya is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods of Gaza City. In one alley about eight homes have been reportedly hit and massively destroyed.

Resident Hussam Abu Sakran was trapped under rubbles after the attack. While he was later rescued, his mother did not survive the bombing.

"My mother was beside me. After the strike, I saw her torn apart. She was gone, just like that. How can I live without her? I don't know what to do. I don't know how I'll go on," he said.

The local rescue efforts were challenged by limited resources as they sifted through rubbles.

"Our crew are using the simplest tools, just hammers and bare hands to reach those trapped. We have no proper equipment. The number of the dead and injured is overwhelming, but we're doing everything we can to get them out and to the hospitals," said Ibrahim Abu Al-Rish, a Civil Defense staff member.

The Shejaiya neighborhood borders Israel, and the Israeli forces have enhanced presence in the area over the past several weeks.

Israeli strike kills over 30 in eastern Gaza neighborhood