BEIJING,Feb.7(Xinhua)--InaworkshopoperatedbyNanchangHighlyElectricalAppliancesCo.,Ltd.,abusysceneplaysoutbehindtheclamorofmachines,withanewairconditioner(AC)compressorrollingofftheassemblylineeverysixseconds.

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Unmannedvehiclesshuttlebackandforth,andover1,400employeesrolluptheirsleevestofillrisingnumbersofordersatthefactoryinNanchang,capitalofeastChina"sJiangxiProvince.

Thecompanysawitsproductionordersincrease20percentyearonyearinthefirstquarterof2023.Thiswasattributedto"thegoodmomentumofChina"soveralleconomicconditions,"saidWangXin,directorofthegeneralmanager"sofficeofNanchangHighlyElectricalAppliancesCo.,Ltd.

ManufacturingfacilitiesinChinaarerumblingbacktolifefollowingtheChineseLunarNewYearholidayinlateJanuary,addingtosignsthattheworld"ssecond-largesteconomyisrecoveringfromtheCOVID-19impact.

InsouthwestChina"sChongqingMunicipality,thethreefactoriesownedbyChineseautomakerChanganAutointheLiangjiangNewAreaarerunningatfullcapacity,withmorethan9,000employees.

AsofJan.31,about360industrialenterprisesabovedesignatedsize--meaningindustrialfirmswithanannualbusinessturnoverofatleast20millionyuan(about2.94millionU.S.dollars)--hadresumedproductioninLiangjiang,andmorethan140,000workershadreturnedtotheirposts.

Anarrayofmajorprojectsacrossthecountryhaveresumedconstruction.InShenzhen,amanufacturingandtechhubinsouthernChina,thefirstbatchof266newprojectsfor2023waslaunchedinlateJanuary,withatotalinvestmentof329.53billionyuan.

Theoutstandingperformancesofmanyprovincial-levelregionssincethestartoftheyearshowthehugegrowthpotentialofChina"seconomy,saidChenBin,anexpertfromtheStateInformationCenter.

"Agoodstartinthefirstquarterwillgreatlybuoyconfidenceineconomicdevelopmentthroughouttheyear,"Chenadded.

AccordingtoarecentsurveyconductedbytheChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade,99.4percentoftheforeigncompaniessurveyedwerebullishabouttheprospectsofChina"seconomicdevelopmentin2023.

Onthefirstdayaftertheholiday,productionlineswereactiveandmachineswereupandrunningatthesecondfactoryoperatedbySMC(China)Co.,Ltd.,awholly-ownedsubsidiaryofJapan"spneumaticcomponentmanufacturerSMCCorporation,inBeijing.

Thepneumaticcomponentsmanufacturedtherewillbesoldtomorethan80countriesaroundtheworld."Benefitingfromvariousserviceguaranteesfromgovernmentdepartments,ourrevenueissteadilyincreasing,"saidMaQinghai,generalmanagerofSMCInvestmentManagementChinaCo.,Ltd.

ThecompanywillcontinuetoexpanditsinvestmentinChinaandwillestablishanR&DcenterinBeijing,whichwillbethelargestofitskindoutsideofJapan,accordingtoMa.

Thelong-termpositivefundamentalsofChina"seconomyremainunchanged,andpositivefactorsthatdrivetheoverallimprovementofitseconomicperformancehaveincreasedgreatly,saidZhangLiqun,aresearcherattheDevelopmentResearchCenteroftheStateCouncil.

Thepurchasingmanagers"indexforChina"smanufacturingsectorreturnedtoexpansionterritoryinJanuaryafterthreeconsecutivemonthsofcontraction.

TheInternationalMonetaryFundrecentlylifteditsforecastforChina"seconomicgrowthin2023to5.2percentfromapreviouspredictionof4.4percent.