[This is a guest post by Fredrik Gronkvist, who writes great advice on chinaimportal.com.] Ever since I first set foot in China, back in 2009, I felt that I was late to the party. Ever since that dreadfully hot day in August, I’ve kept hearing that it’s only a matter of time before the country is priced out of the manufacturing game, and is ready to step up to more lucrative activities. About one year ago I was sitting down with two friends from back home, who were visiting Shanghai for a … [Read more...]
Beijing’s Efforts at Upgrading its Manufacturing Sector by 2025
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China just published a report entitled China Manufacturing 2025. It is well researched and well written. It starts by describing the current situation: For a generation China has been the factory of the world. In 2015, it produced or assembled: 28% of the world’s automobiles; 41% of the world’s ships; 80%+ of the world’s computers; 90%+ of the world’s mobile phones; 60% of the world’s colour TV sets; 50%+ of the world’s … [Read more...]