China has maintained strong economic growth, which is projected to reach 6.8 percent this year, supported by rising household incomes and improving external demand, the World Bank said in its latest economic update report released on Tuesday.

The plan, published on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said China aims to build a globally competitive smart internet-connected car industry by 2020, with breakthroughs in self-driving platforms.

China will press ahead with the reform of State-owned enterprises to provide a greater driving force for high-quality economic development with State capital, according to a decision made by those at the State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.

JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce player, has been helping villagers in poverty-stricken areas since 2016 with multiple measures, said Liu Qiangdong, CEO of the company.

High-tech and consumer goods playing bigger role as Purchasing Managers' Index shows recovery.

China's push to develop industrial internet will inject a fresh impetus to the development of smart manufacturing as well as the integration of the industry and the internet.