- Top-Level Design and Strategic Planning
Metrology Technology Drives High-Quality Development
The State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Instrument and Meter Industry through Metrology, emphasizing seizing the opportunities of digital transformation and the reform of the International System of Units (SI) to break through bottlenecks in key metrology and testing technologies. It also aims to promote the transformation of advanced metrology science and technology innovations into industrial outcomes for the instrument and meter sector, and foster “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” enterprises with international competitiveness.
Government Work Report Clarifies Investment Directions
The 2025 Government Work Report proposes increasing investment in equipment procurement (with a growth rate of 15.7%) and supporting technological transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry (with a growth rate of 9.2%), which directly benefits infrastructure construction and equipment renewal in the instrument and meter industry.
- Scientific and Technological Innovation and Core Technology Breakthroughs
Localization and Key Technology Research
The national “14th Five-Year Plan” lists the R&D and manufacturing of high-end scientific research instruments as a key task, promoting the engineering and industrialization of scientific instrument equipment. Meanwhile, policies in multiple provinces and cities focus on emerging fields such as humanoid robots and brain-inspired intelligence, integrating scientific research resources through the establishment of innovation centers.
Industrial Chain Collaboration and Standard Formulation
Policies issued by the State Council and local governments strengthen the revision of mandatory national standards in areas such as environmental protection and safety. They also support industry-academia-research-application collaborative innovation to accelerate the process of independent core technologies.
III. Industrial Upgrading and Market Expansion
Digital Transformation of the Manufacturing Industry
The Government Work Report proposes stabilizing industrial operations, advancing technological transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and fostering national-level advanced manufacturing clusters. Policies also encourage emerging industries such as commercial aerospace and Beidou applications to drive the growth of demand for supporting instruments.
Foreign Investment Cooperation and Opening-Up Pilots
Departments including the Ministry of Commerce have expanded opening-up pilots in fields such as telecommunications and healthcare through the 2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment, optimizing the business environment for foreign investment to participate in the development of China’s instrument industry.
- Resource Sharing and Ecosystem Construction
Platformization and Sharing Mechanisms
Provinces and cities across the country are promoting the construction of large-scale scientific instrument sharing platforms. For example, Anhui and Fujian provinces have incorporated scientific instruments into unified management to improve equipment utilization efficiency.
Green Development and Low-Carbon Transformation
Policies require key industries to advance energy conservation and carbon reduction transformations. The proportion of non-fossil energy in power generation is close to 40%, driving the instrument industry to upgrade toward greenization and intelligence.
- Regional Collaboration and Special Layouts
Construction of Regional Science and Technology Innovation Centers
Comprehensive national science centers such as Huairou (Beijing) and Zhangjiang (Shanghai) are accelerating their construction to support regional R&D of scientific research instruments and industrial collaboration.
Implementation of Local Characteristic Policies
Shenzhen Municipality released the Action Plan for Embodied Intelligent Robots, and Zhejiang Province has laid out a new format for humanoid robots. Regional policies accurately align with the needs of segmented areas in the instrument industry.