On 20 July, in a press conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, 20 July 2026, the Press Office of the State Council invited Wang Wei Ming, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ta-chung, Press Spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Director General of the Directorate of Operational Monitoring and Coordination, Press Spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Director of the Information and Communication Management Department, to present the developments in industry and information in the first half of 2026 and to answer questions from journalists。
WANG WEI MING, THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MENTIONED THAT THE ROLE OF NEW DYNAMICS IN NEW AND EMERGING INDUSTRIES HAS CONTINUED TO GAIN PROMINENCE THANKS TO JOINT EFFORTS. IN THE AREA OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED FOUR-FOOT ROBOTS THAT SHARE NEARLY 70% IN GLOBAL SALESHumanoid RobotIt's 400, over half the world.
IN THE AREA OF SHIP-BUILDING EQUIPMENT, OUR NEW SHIP-BUILDING ORDERS IN JANUARY-MAY ACCOUNT FOR 81.2% OF THE GLOBAL TOTAL AND ARE THE HIGHEST IN THE GLOBAL MARKET. WANG WEI-MING STATED THAT WE HAVE ALSO EMERGED A GROUP OF GLOBAL UNICORN ENTERPRISES IN THE AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SEMICONDUCTORS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES AND BIOMEDICINE, WHICH HAVE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CHINA PROGRAMME IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL GOVERNANCE。
EARLY THIS MONTH (7 JULY) IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE WORLD CONGRESS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, 2026, THE RELEVANT HEAD OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INFORMATICS REVEALED THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA'S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRY. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL ESTIMATES, THE SIZE OF OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CORE INDUSTRY IN 2025 WAS OVER $1.2 TRILLION. LARGE MODELS, INTELLIGENTS, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT CHIPS ARE ACCELERATING THE TRAJECTORIES, AND THIS YEAR HUMAN ROBOTS ARE EXPECTED TO OUTPERFORM 100,000 UNITS THIS YEAR。