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Made in China 2025: All stories

Made in China 2025: All stories
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.
Robots carry out welding operations at the FAW-Volkswagen production based in Jimo district, Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province, on February 19. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

China’s next decade to cement status as hi-tech manufacturing power: reports

The coming 10 years will see significant advances in cutting-edge sectors, reinforcing industrial dominance, according to new reports.

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China economy

Opinion | The rise of a Beijing-led ‘Global South Consensus’

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China economy

Opinion | China’s development model is reverberating around the world

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China technology

Opinion | China’s 10-year industrial plan is paving the way for tech greatness

The Made in China 2025 plan to modernise manufacturing power is just one of the first steps in upgrading the nation’s technological prowess.

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China Future Tech briefing

Semiconductors | China chipmakers seek to loosen Nvidia’s AI stranglehold

Huawei and Cambricon are among Chinese companies trying to challenge Nvidia as export bans on the chip giant’s most advanced processors stoke government efforts to pare reliance on US technology.

Made in China 2025

China vows stronger biotech support as deals with global drug makers surge

Chinese developers signed one-third of all agreements with global drug firms in the first half of 2025.

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US-China trade war

What are China’s ‘future industries’? And why they count in the global tech race

From humanoids to quantum computing, Beijing wants to reshape its economy – and lead the world in next-gen technologies.

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China has made huge advances in humanoid robotics in recent years – now hosting more than half of the world’s publicly traded firms in the sector, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

Solar energy milestone: China taps the ocean in breakthrough for industry

The Qingdao-based project is projected to boost offshore power and help cut emissions by 14,000 tonnes annually.

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Made in China 2025

How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

Start-ups rise fast where traditional manufacturing once ruled – powering Beijing’s innovation and self-reliance push.

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Robotics

China’s robotics market set to double in four years: Morgan Stanley

Robotics is a key part of the Made in China 2025 initiative, launched a decade ago to position the country at the forefront of hi-tech industries.

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A humanoid robot walks down the runway at a fashion show in Tianjin, northern China. Photo: Xinhua
US-China trade war

‘Trade shocks’ force China’s firms to invest more efficiently: researchers

New paper argues tariffs curb wasteful investment, but analysts warn findings may not apply to current China–US trade tensions.

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China and the United States reached a 90 day trade truce in May, but tensions remain high between the world’s two biggest economies. Photo: Shutterstock
Made in China 2025

Buy local: China directs state bodies to buy more home-made EVs for official use

Beijing’s latest order follows similar notices in 2024 that aim to increase Made in China electric vehicles in government fleets.

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Two Sessions 2025

As ‘anything but China’ fades, can ‘two sessions’ spark optimism amid AI surge?

Capital markets are riding a wave of interest in Chinese tech, but geopolitics and other obstacles to investments could wipe out the rally if opportunities fizzle.

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Two Sessions 2025

‘Two sessions’ 2025: China can look back on 5 years of gains at expense of US

The upcoming political gathering gives the leadership a chance to reflect on how far it has closed the gap in areas such as technology.

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Two Sessions 2025

Explainer | ‘Made in China 2025’ is ending. What does that mean for China’s ‘two sessions’?

With the ‘Made in China 2025’ project and the 14th five-year plan coming to fruition, Beijing must craft a strategy for new challenges.

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The focus of this year’s “two sessions” is expected to be on the domestic challenges of restoring confidence and tackling economic pressures, while dealing with the uncertainties of Washington’s shifting policies. Photo: EPA-EFE
Made in China 2025

China Future Tech webinar | Beyond 2025: what’s next for China tech?

A review of China’s industrial policies and the implications for the world.

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China manufacturing

How China is betting big on state-led research to drive a tech revolution

Though start-ups like DeepSeek are winning headlines, a key pillar of China’s tech revolution is its massive state-directed research programme.

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US-China trade war

US risks ‘losing next industrial revolution’ as China races forward, panel told

A hearing by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission features warnings and advice for Washington as competition with China heats up.

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China launched the “Made in China 2025” plan in 2015 to drive self-reliance and innovation across several key industries. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

China’s ability to launch DeepSeek chatbot draws US panel’s scrutiny

Testimony sounds warning about China’s ability to dominate the ‘potentially world-changing technology’ of artificial general intelligence.

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China economy

Opinion | How China’s fast-transforming economy can avoid painful L-shaped growth

The country has all the tools – and resilience – it needs to adapt to its new geopolitical environment and accelerate the domestic transformation.

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US-China tech war

Biden administration doubles down on Huawei chip limits

The US Commerce Department has revoked licences for the export of chips and related goods to China’s Huawei Technologies, the latest move aimed at limiting the technology company from using American chip-related parts in its products.

The US Commerce Department revoked licences for the export of chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, a move likely sparked by the company’s launch of a laptop powered by an Intel processor. Photo: SCMPOST
China economy

Opinion | China’s plan for ‘new productive forces’ should make the West sit up

It’s the successor to the grossly underestimated “Made in China 2025” strategy, which spawned China’s dominance in electric cars, green tech and other high-end industries.

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China’s President Xi Jinping applauds at the end of the closing session of the 14th National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US Chamber of Commerce cites ‘Made in China 2025’ concerns after Beijing trip

Influential business group, while opposed to economic decoupling, is apprehensive about possible overcapacity in Chinese industries linked to the initiative.

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US-China tech war

Washington – and Arizona – dangle subsidies as US chip-making business returns

Rising in the desert near Phoenix is a US$12 billion semiconductor factory owned by Taiwan’s TSMC, with the company lured by US funding and tax credits.

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China economy

The View | China’s plan to unify domestic market puts cohesion over local needs

While an integrated market with one set of rules will improve efficiency and connectivity, it could limit the ability of regions and cities to respond to local needs. Centralisation is also likely to exacerbate the problems of smaller cities as business and people are drawn to megacities.

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Residents rest in front of a grocery store in Yichang, Hubei province, in March 2020. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Most Japanese worry about China invading Taiwan, polls show

Signs are growing that people are concerned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could induce Beijing to make similar offensives; Japan sees neighbour Taiwan’s security as closely linked to its own.

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A China coastguard ship cruising near Japan’s territorial waters. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

US drops charges against MIT professor accused of lying about China ties

Department of Justice admits that it cannot prove its case, which was brought as part of its initiative to stop scientists from sharing sensitive technology with China.

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China economy

The View | From China to Germany, why industrial policy is on the agenda

Industrial policy, which fell out of favour with economists by the end of the 20th century, is making a comeback. Developing countries need manufacturing and industrial policies more than ever to close the technology gap with developed nations.

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