China will continue to upgrade its manufacturing industry and boost its intelligent manufacturing, as well as cut down its excessive capacity, the country's industry watchdog said on Monday.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that it will extend the scope of pilot cities that carry out the "Made in China 2025" initiative.

"The number of pilot projects related to intelligent manufacturing across the nation this year will reach 60, compared with 46 last year," said Feng Fei, vice-minister of the MIIT.