https://www.scmp.com/rss/328546/feed Launched by Premier Li Keqiang in 2015, the “Made in China 2025" strategy aims to guide the country’s industrial modernisation, including the substitution of foreign technology with innovation developed on the mainland. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Crystal Wu Crystal Wu In 2015, China launched an ambitious 10-year plan – dubbed “Made in China 2025” – to achieve self-reliance, innovation and strength in manufacturing. At the time, the nation was known as the “world’s factory” and stood at the lower end of the global industrial value chain. A tech war between the US and China affected the plan significantly. Yet more than 86 per cent of Beijing’s goals have been met, with several remaining targets likely to be achieved by the end of 2025. SCMP Plus subscribers... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316828/worlds-factory-made-china-2025-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316828/worlds-factory-made-china-2025-success?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:31:59 +0000 Amid the sprawl of drab, dusty concrete factories in Shunde district in the southern Chinese city of Foshan, one gleaming new structure stands out. The 40,000 square metre (430,000 square feet) factory, designed by an American architect, cost 120 million yuan (US$17.5 million) to build and is expected to triple Jaten Robot & Automation’s annual production to 10,000 robots. Just a few miles away, work is under way on an 800,000 square metre, 10 billion yuan industrial estate that will house three... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2164103/made-china-2025-peek-robot-revolution-under-way-hub-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2164103/made-china-2025-peek-robot-revolution-under-way-hub-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Sep 2018 22:30:00 +0000