2017年CRI Foreign and domestic manufacturers equal under Made in China 2025 plan

 

Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, answers questions at a press conference for the fifth session of the 12th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese authorities have reiterated¹ that the country has no plan to restrict foreign investors² in its manufacturing sectors³.

The comment, made by the head of Ministry⁴ of Industry and Information Technology on Saturday, came days after a European business lobby group criticized China's plan to boost its domestic manufacturing.

The "Made in China 2025" plan was unveiled by Chinese central authorities two years ago.

The plan calls for rapid progress in 10 sectors of domestically-made products, such as robotics and bio-pharmaceuticals, enabling China to rank among the manufacturing powerhouses in today's world.

In a report released on Tuesday, the European Union Chamber⁵ of Commerce in China accused the plan of "severely⁶ curtailing⁷ the position of foreign business".

Robotics are widely used in manufacturing today. [Photo: cmif.mei.net.cn]

The report cited the new energy vehicle industry as one example, suggesting under Chinese policies, European businesses were facing intense pressure to turn over their advanced technologies in exchange for market access.

Speaking on the sidelines of the annual session of China's top legislature, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei, said the report is a misinterpretation of China's policies.

"In the new energy vehicle industry, our condition for market access is that an enterprise must own a whole set of technologies, including technologies in developing and manufacturing. This requirement is not only directed at foreign businesses. You know, this industry enjoys favorable government subsidies⁸, which may lure⁹ some businesses which don't have any relevant technologies to come to the market. They buy components¹⁰ produced by others, assemble them, make money, and then leave. This is the scenario¹¹ we want to prevent. This is why we have the policy." Said Miao Wei.

Employees produce electronic aluminium¹² foil products at a factory in Hezhou, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous¹³ region. [Photo: Xinhua]

Miao Wei added he didn't think the Chinese government had the capability¹⁴ to force foreign enterprises to turn over their key technologies.

"Made in China 2025" is looking to reduce China's reliance on imported components in strategically-important industries such as aerospace¹⁵ and information technology.

One goal is to make sure at least 70-percent of the market needs in those sectors can be supplied by domestically-made products by 2025.

This goal has upset some foreign businesses, with the report from the European business lobby group complaining that European businesses are seeing market access constricted¹⁶ further in sectors such as information technology and industrial robotics.

But Miao Wei suggests there is nothing wrong with China seeking to become more industrially independent.

He said: "Many of you may know, some technologies and products in the developed world are still prohibited from being exported to China. No one needs a reminder¹⁷ about the rise in trade protectionism across the world. But on the other hand, China is still a developing country, we need those technologies and products. So if we don't develop them by ourselves, how could we seek further economic development? How could we meet the needs of our people? How could we ensure our national security?"

A man works at the workshop of Avic Chengfei Commercial Aircraft Co.,Ltd. in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 3, 2017. The Avic Chengfei Commercial Aircraft Co.,Ltd. successfully delivers one front door and 3,000 rear doors of A320 to Airbus Company recently. [Photo: Xinhua/Liu Kun]

Miao Wei emphasized "Made in China 2025' was by no means a government measure to challenge market rules: "In economic development, of course we need to let the market play a decisive role. But we also need the government to act as a guide. This is actually a common international practice."

The Chinese plan is not the only manufacturing development strategy across the world.

The German federal government unveiled a project named "Industry 4.0" in 2013 in a move to promote automation and data exchange in its manufacturing.

In the US, long before Donald Trump¹⁸, former President Barack Obama launched a program named "Advanced Manufacturing Partnership¹⁹" in 2011, hoping to bring together national efforts to create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance the country's global competitiveness.

1 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

7 curtailing   

v.截断，缩短( curtail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They will be curtailing the discussions at two thirty. 他们将把讨论缩短至两点半。 来自互联网
• Individually, banks are acting rationally by retaining their capital and curtailing lending. 此外，银行们正在合理地保留其资本和减少贷款。 来自互联网

8 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

10 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

11 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

12 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

13 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

14 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

15 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

16 constricted   

adj.抑制的，约束的

参考例句：

• Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
• The tight collar constricted his neck. 紧领子勒着他的脖子。

17 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

18 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

19 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。