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China is the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of consumer electronics, said an official from the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on April 8.

China also remains the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones, computers and televisions, respectively producing over 90 percent, 90 percent and 70 percent of these devices in 2018.

At a seminar held in Shenzhen on Monday, Qu Xiaojie, director of the Division of Consumer Electronics, MIIT, introduced that China has the largest category of consumer electronics in the world, and is also leading in associated industries, technological application and services.

Statistics indicate that China produced 1.8 billion mobile phones, 300 million computers and 200 million televisions last year.

Additionally, shipments of smartphones, personal computers and televisions made in China accounted for 27.8 percent, 20 percent and 20 percent of the global total, respectively.

The country’s export value of major electronics including mobile phones, computers, televisions and sound equipment stood at $294.7 billion, or nearly 12 percent of China’s total export.