BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Investment in strategic emerging industries by China's central government-owned firms rose 32.1% year on year to 2.18 trillion yuan ($303.9 billion) in 2023, an official of the country's state asset regulator said on Wednesday.

Net profits of China's central government-owned firms totalled 1.1 trillion yuan in 2023, the official said.

($1 = 7.1735 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)