Table 2.

Representative policies for empowering manufacturing development through smart logistics in China.

Timing	Representative policies
2017	The Guiding Opinions on Deepening “Internet + Advanced Manufacturing” and Developing Industrial Internet, issued by the State Council of China, aims to expedite the construction and development of the industrial internet, facilitate the integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence, and the real economy, foster advanced manufacturing, and support the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries.
2019	The Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of Logistics and Facilitating the Formation of a Strong Domestic Market, issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, proposes the establishment of a national logistics hub network, enhancement of the national public information platform for logistics, and implementation of initiatives for intelligent transformation of the logistics sector. These measures aim to facilitate the creation of a unified national market.
2020	China’s National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Implementation Plan for Promoting the Deep Integration and Innovative Development of the Logistics Industry in the Manufacturing Sector”, which encourages manufacturing enterprises to undertake intelligent transformations in logistics, promote the adoption of logistics robots, intelligent warehousing, and other new logistics technologies and equipment. The plan also strives to advance the deep integration and innovative development of the logistics industry within the manufacturing sector, reduce logistics costs, enhance efficiency, and promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.
2022	The Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Accelerating the Construction of a National Unified Market, issued by the State Council of China, emphasizes the need to construct a modern circulation network, optimize the infrastructure layout for commerce and trade circulation, expedite digitalization efforts, promote the convergence of online and offline development, and foster new platforms for commerce and trade circulation in diverse forms and modes.