A worker operates automated equipment on the production line at a high-tech manufacturing company in Huaying, Southwest China"s Sichuan Province, on December 1, 2025. Photo: VCG

　　Sales of China"s high‑tech industry grew 16.1 percent year-on-year in the first two months of this year, the State Taxation Administration (STA) said on Thursday.

　　According to the official WeChat account of the STA, sales of high‑tech services rose 17.2 percent, led by technology intermediary services, which grew 25.6 percent year-on-year. Natural scientific research and experimental development sales grew 17.4 percent.

　　Sales in the high‑technology manufacturing segment rose 14.5 percent, driven by demand in low‑altitude economy services, commercial space activities and consumer electronics.

　　Aerospace equipment manufacturing sales rose 28.5 percent, followed by an increase of 18.4 percent for electronic and communication equipment manufacturing, according to the STA.

　　These gains come as the Chinese government takes concrete efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, a strategic priority for the coming years, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

　　Sales in research and technical services - an important platform for integrating technological inputs and converting them into value - were up 23.6 percent year‑on‑year. Sales in intellectual property (patent)‑intensive industries increased 12.8 percent, according to the STA data.