Workers and robots now work side by side in the smart factory, which produces pump trucks that can spray cement onto the world's tallest skyscrapers.

The factory is also equipped with welding robots, which can weld with high precision while producing fewer welding slags.

Intelligent manufacturing also fuels the boom of new technologies, new products and new business models, and drives the rapid growth of new industries, said Zhang Liqun.

China has set targets for establishing a supporting system for intelligent manufacturing and realizing the intelligent transformation in its key industries by 2025. By then, the "Made in China" label will become more than just intelligent and aim to bring more tangible benefits to more people.