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  2. Low-cost country sourcing - Wikipedia

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    Material costs, too, will continue to rise and will reach global levels. As the economy slows down, it becomes harder and harder for companies to pass on the costs to customers. China's rising labor costs will help other South Asian countries gain a foothold in low-end manufacturing. [9]

  3. Industry of China - Wikipedia

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    China's machinery manufacturing industry can provide complete sets of large advanced equipment, including large gas turbines, large pump storage groups, and nuclear power sets, ultra-high voltage direct-current transmission and transformer equipment, complete sets of large metallurgical, fertilizer and petro-chemical equipment, urban light rail transport equipment, and new papermaking and ...

  4. Technological and industrial history of China - Wikipedia

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    By early 1980, the country had access to the equivalent of almost US$30 billion in foreign loans and credits termed through 1985. China also sought foreign capital by encouraging joint-venture projects between Chinese and foreign enterprises. But, in early 1986, foreign companies viewed China as a high-cost and high-risk investment area.

  5. Made in China - Wikipedia

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    Made in China or Made in PRC is a country of origin label, often in English, affixed to products wholly or partially made in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The label became prominent in the 1990s, when foreign companies based in the United States, Europe, and Asia moved their manufacturing operations to China due to China's low ...

  6. List of countries by steel production - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, China became the first country to produce over one billion tons of steel. [2] In 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2016 output fell in the majority of steel-producing countries as a result of the global recession.

  7. Made in China 2025 - Wikipedia

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    Logo. Made in China 2025 (MIC25, [1] MIC 2025, [2] or MIC2025; Chinese: 中国制造2025; pinyin: Zhōngguózhìzào èrlíng'èrwǔ) [3] [4] is a national strategic plan and industrial policy [5] of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to further develop the manufacturing sector of China, issued by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's cabinet in May 2015. [6]

  8. Electronics industry in China - Wikipedia

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    In 2005, China's electronic information sector made up 16.6% of the country's economic growth and its added-value output formed 7% of the GDP. Manufacturing was the sector that grew the fastest. [3] As of 2011, China is the world's largest market for personal computers. [4]

  9. Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    Before the pandemic, most PPE was made in China. The Chinese government took control of stocks from foreign enterprises whose factories produced these goods. [38] At the outset, China imported some 2.46 billion pieces of PPE between 24 January and 29 February, including 2.02 billion masks and 25.38 million items of protective clothing.