Intelligent manufacturing,which realizes the automation,flexibilization,intelligence,integration and greening of the manufacturing process through digitalization,networking and intelligence,represents advanced productivity,is the specific embodiment of the new quality productive forces in the manufacturing industry,is the main attack direction of China's new industrialization,and is also an important initiative to improve the international competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry.This paper analyzes the evolution of the connotation of intelligent manufacturing and its characteristics,describes China's development effectiveness and policy support in the field of intelligent manufacturing,and then puts forward the key areas of China's development of intelligent manufacturing and countermeasures proposals.