Carol Yang in Beijing
China’s ambitious “Made in China 2025” industrial strategy has put the country on track to become a global leader in smart manufacturing within the next few years, though breakthroughs are still needed in several bottleneck technologies, according to a new report by Beijing’s Renmin University of China.
The Made in China 2025 project, launched a decade ago, aimed to propel China to the forefront of a slew of hi-tech industries, including aerospace, electric cars, robotics and telecommunications.