On January 26, the fifth session of the 14th Guangdong Provincial People's Congress opened. According to the government work report, Guangdong's GDP grew by 3.9% in 2025, marking the 37th consecutive year that the province has ranked first nationwide.

The "stability" of Guangdong lies in a dynamic balance built on a solid industrial foundation and a complete industrial chain. With all 41 major industrial categories and nine trillion‑yuan-level industrial clusters, the province has more than 76,000 industrial enterprises above designated size and produces 90% of China's drones. Together, these strengths serve as powerful "stabilizers" against external economic headwinds.

The "advantage" of Guangdong is best reflected in its upgraded industrial structure. By the third quarter of 2025, the added value of high‑tech manufacturing accounted for 33.8% of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size, 2.7 percentage points higher than five years ago.

The "newness" of Guangdong comes from its drive to shape new advantages in high‑quality development through innovation-driven growth. Total R&D spending in 2025 is expected to reach 535 billion yuan, with an R&D intensity of 3.6%. The province has topped China's regional innovation capability rankings for nine consecutive years. Newly established enterprises in the "four new economies"—new technologies, industries, business forms and business models—make up nearly 38% of the total, while digital economy enterprises grew 25.41 % year‑on‑year. The Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou innovation cluster was, for the first time, ranked as the world's largest innovation cluster. Guangdong continues to lead the nation in industries such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biomedicine, integrated circuits, and ultra‑high‑definition video.

The "vitality" of Guangdong stems from its diverse, collaborative, and dynamic ecosystem. The province thrives on its robust base of 20 million market entities—of which 96.45% are privately owned. These entities are quick to seize market opportunities with boldness and adaptability. In 2025 alone, Guangdong hosted more than 300 production and marketing matchmaking events, drawing 46,000 enterprises and generating cooperation intentions worth over 170 billion yuan.

中国第一经济大省，稳住了！

1月26日，广东省十四届人大五次会议开幕，政府工作报告中指出：2025年广东地区生产总值增长3.9%、总量连续37年居全国首位！

广东之“稳”，是深厚产业基底和完整链条构筑的动态平衡：41个工业大类齐全的“家底”，孕育出9大万亿产业集群；规上工业企业达7.6万家；无人机产量占全国九成……这些构成了抵御风浪的“稳定器”。

广东之“优”，最深刻体现于产业结构上。截至2025年前三季度，广东高技术制造业增加值占规上工业比重达33.8%，较五年前提高2.7个百分点。

广东之“新”，在于以创新驱动塑造高质量发展新优势。2025年预计全社会研发投入5350亿元、研发投入强度达3.6%，区域创新能力连续9年全国第一。2025年，广东新设“四新经济”企业占比近38%，数字经济企业同比增长25.41%。“深圳—香港—广州”创新集群首次成为全球第一大创新集群。广东的人工智能、机器人、生物医药、集成电路、超高清视频等产业稳居全国第一方阵。

广东之“活”，根植于协同共进的多元生态。这片生态，以2000万户经营主体为蓬勃根基——民营经济主体占比高达96.45%，它们敏锐捕捉市场机遇，敢闯敢试、灵活应变。2025年，全省举办超300场产销对接活动，吸引4.6万家企业参与，达成合作意向超1700亿元。

文丨记者 陈泽云 孙晶 杭莹
翻译丨钟佳
审校丨郑奕玲