BEIJING, Oct. 20 -- The Chinese government has announced plans to develop the country's sports industry and raise the sector's annual output to 5 trillion yuan (813.87 billion U.S. dollars) by 2025.

The State Council, China's Cabinet, on Monday unveiled measures to accelerate the fast-growing industry's development and get people exercising.

Promoting fitness will become one of the government's national strategies, it said in a policy document.