Shanghai, a major economic powerhouse in China, will focus on fostering emerging pillar industries in 2026 to generate trillions of yuan in new industrial output, the municipal government said on Saturday, building on the city's robust industrial growth in 2025.

The total output of Shanghai's industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 4 trillion yuan (around 576.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, the government said at a press briefing.

Shanghai plans to build a total of 500 advanced smart factories, achieve an industrial robot application density of 600 units per 10,000 workers, and establish 200 municipal-level or higher green manufacturing enterprises during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), according to the local government.

In the new global race of artificial intelligence, Shanghai holds four major strengths, namely, synergistic industrial clusters, a mega-city application landscape, a large talent pool, and a well-developed industry-finance integration system.

This year, the city will go all out to foster six emerging pillar industries, including next-generation electronic information, intelligent connected new energy vehicles, and high-end equipment, striving to create trillions of yuan in new industrial output, said the local authorities.