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Made in China 2025

Made in China 2025
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.
Production stopped late last month at Canon Zhongshan Business Machines. Photo: Coco Feng
Zhongshan

End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise

Closure marks a turning point, where Chinese brands have not only caught up with foreign rivals but have also begun to dominate home market.

Robotics

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

China shipbuilding

China’s CSSC unveils plans for cruise, deep-sea and nuclear-powered vessels

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Mainland China

Chinese EV makers tipped to storm global top 10 carmakers by 2030, McKinsey says

Chinese carmakers are expected to climb the global league tables over the next five years, as technology and scale disrupt the leaders.

China’s EV makers are expected to be among the top 10 in the world league table by 2030. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

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

As the Global South seeks a better development model and China looks for alternatives to mature markets, a match made out of mutual need is emerging.

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US-China relations

China sees progress while US sees threat in industrial success

A US Congressional commission highlights advances made by China under an industrial programme, as well as laying out recommendations to curb national security risks.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers accelerate robotics drive for ‘game-changing’ edge over US

Xpeng, Cherry and others expand beyond cars, with humanoid robot Iron winning praise from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Xpeng’s humanoid robot Iron relies primarily on visual data for training and decision-making. Photo: Shutterstock
China manufacturing

‘Significant gains’: US review evaluates ‘Made in China 2025’ advancements

The decade-long strategy reduces strategic vulnerabilities and strengthens geopolitical leverage, congressional report finds.

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He Xiaopeng

China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape

JPMorgan raises Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s price target, citing long-term AI potential.

Mainland China

Unitree, AgiBot robots steal the show at Shanghai’s import expo

Humanoid robots and cyber dogs are among the showstoppers that help companies gain sales opportunities at the CIIE.

Remote-controlled robots from Unitree Robotics put on a show at the China International Import Expo. Photo: AFP
China economy

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

‘Made in China 2025’ has helped Beijing increase its level of self-reliance and severely dented the global appeal of free-market economics.

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China Mobile

China Mobile aims to triple AI computing power using homegrown chips

Accelerating AI infrastructure buildout is expected to be a major theme in China’s 15th five-year plan in 2026.

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China manufacturing

Beijing’s new ‘Made in China’ standards give foreign firms ‘national treatment’

Whether companies are state-owned, private or foreign, China’s new policy aims to prevent favouritism or discrimination by government procurement bodies.

China shipbuilding

China monitors shipbuilding capacity to prevent oversupply

Authorities have established a checks-and-balances mechanism to ensure the industry’s sustainable growth.

The Hanwha Marine Shipyard in Yantai, Shandong province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
China manufacturing

China closes biotech gap with US as new drugs, pipelines top 30% of global total

Beijing has ramped up support for the bioeconomy with a five-year plan aimed at making the country a global leader by 2035.

Operating microscope and the flag of China. Photo: Shutterstock
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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Mainland China

China doubles down on AI – but calls for rational, not ‘blind’, growth

Beijing wants regions to shape AI to local needs, avoiding the fierce competition plaguing some sectors and weighing on the economy.

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China's economic recovery

China races to embed AI use across major industries with ambitious 2030 target

Beijing’s strategy seeks to integrate AI in manufacturing, healthcare and many other sectors to fuel long-term growth.

Humanoid robot AI technology from China in front of Chinese national flag. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

Britain

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.

Mainland China

China’s booming low-altitude economy spurs demand for ‘drone flight planners’

Beijing eyes growth in the emerging sector, but industry faces a severe talent shortage.

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Employees work on the production line of drones at the workshop of an aviation technology enterprise on May 16, 2024, in Anqing, Anhui province of China. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Energy

China’s oil sector breaks new ground with export of suction anchors to Brazil

The suction caissons – developed under the Made in China 2025 project – will be used to secure deep-sea oil platforms in Brazil.

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An offshore oil and gas platform operated by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in the South China Sea. CNOOC is also the producer of the deepwater suction anchors recently delivered to Brazil. Photo: Xinhua
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's economic recovery

China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption

Beijing will press ahead with major investment projects, even as policymakers look to boost household spending to drive future growth.

US-China trade war

‘Historic opportunity’: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war

A few years ago, it beat extreme poverty – now, it’s a frontline province in Beijing’s economic shift.

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China airliners

How China’s C919 aircraft could win big from revived US jet engine exports

But analysts say Beijing remains determined to fast-track the development of home-grown aviation technology.

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The C919, China’s first domestically developed narrowbody passenger jet, at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok on January 1, 2025. Photo: SCMP/Eugene Lee

Video | How did ‘Made in China 2025’ plan change the country?

A Post investigation reveals a large proportion of the ‘Made in China 2025’ 10-year targets have been met

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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