At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution as well as industrial transformation is accelerating, and global manufacturing has entered a new stage of development. Developed countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan have formulated their own development strategies for intelligent manufacturing technology. Intelligent manufacturing in China is in a critical period of accelerated development. However, the problem of insufficient and imbalanced development is very prominent. In this context, a development strategy for the intelligent manufacturing technology suitable for China’s national conditions must be developed according to the principle of combining perspectiveness, stages, practicability and openness, thus to guide and promote the scientific intelligent upgrading of manufacturing in China.