An industry research report said that China is shifting from being the “world’s factory” to becoming a “global supply chain hub,” as supply chains worldwide restructure in response to changes in the economic landscape, rising trade protectionism in the world, and intensifying technological transformation, state broadcaster CCTV News reported on September 9.

The Global Times says the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) report on China supply chain development from 2024 to 2025 notes that, in recent years, China has made significant strides in modern logistics and advanced manufacturing.

A total of 80 national-level advanced manufacturing clusters are now scattered across China, the CFLP report said. Meanwhile, China’s supply chain digital transformation is accelerating, with the overall penetration rate of artificial intelligence in logistics supply chains surpassing 37%, with AI penetration rate highest in a wide range of transport-optimization scenarios at 78.18%.

The CFLP report also noted that Chinese enterprises are currently moving from “product exports” and “capacity exports” toward a new stage of “industrial and supply chain exports,” with different manufacturing clusters cooperating starting to build overseas ecosystems.