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    Ministry unveils blueprint to boost manufacturing(2)

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    2015-05-20 08:41China Daily Editor: Si Huan

    "Having a better manufacturing industry with local innovation can help a nation better defend itself against a global economic slowdown and other international turbulences," Zhu said.

    China's economic growth dropped to 7.4 percent last year, the slowest since 1999. However, market analyst firm International Data Corp estimated that spending on IT by enterprises will grow this year by a healthy 10 percent compared with 2014, thanks to continuous investments on steps to lower costs and increase efficiency.

    A report by consultancy Accenture Plc shows that about 60 percent of the executives at local companies are considering collecting customer information using sensors, while the worldwide average is 40 percent. The high percentage indicates Chinese companies are more willing to try out technology upgrades to improve service quality, according to Marco Cassinadri, managing director at Accenture's information technology and services in China.

    "We have seen a surge in the number of Chinese companies that are interested in investing in new technologies to reduce operating costs," he said.

    "Made in China 2025" has been compared by some to Germany's Industry 4.0 strategy, a national plan to boost manufacturing. Luo Wen, director of government think tank China Center for Information Industry Development, said the differences between the two blueprints are distinctive.

    "Industry 4.0 mainly focuses on adding the smart manufacturing elements to the already very advanced manufacturing process because Germany has a stronger industrial foundation than China," he said.

    Policy adviser Zhu agrees, and said that some Chinese companies are still using Soviet-era manufacturing technology.

    "China is trying to catch up with cutting-edge technologies. This will not be an easy task," Zhu said.

    It will take Germany about a decade to accomplish its Industry 4.0 mission, yet the overall level of Chinese manufacturing in 2025 is expected to be still lower than the top manufacturer in Europe, industry sources said.

    The adoption of modern technology, such as the "Internet of Things" and artificial intelligence, will help China spend less time in low-end manufacturing and embrace high-margin manufacturing sooner, Zhu said.

    "I do not think China can leapfrog the leading economies by using this 10-year strategy, but it is possible to catch up with them," he said.

    Manufacturing weakness

    R&D investment

    China will become the world's largest patent applicant, but the country is short of key technologies. Total investment in research and development lags behind leading economies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany.

    Product quality

    The country recalls more goods worldwide due to quality problems. Local firms lose more than 200 billion yuan ($32.2 billion) annually from recalls.

    Energy efficiency

    China uses more energy to create each unit of GDP than most major economies. Energy consumption per unit of GDP is nearly twice the global average and 2.4 times higher than in the US, according to an estimate by BP Plc, the global energy company. High consumption of coal has also triggered serious environmental problems.

    Industrial structure

    Low-end manufacturing accounts for a large proportion of total output. Demand for steel, cement and flat glass is well below its peaks.

    Information technology

    Industrial Internet development lags behind more than 50 economies.

    Global value chain

    China's outbound direct investment accounts for 2.5 percent of the world's total and around 10 percent that of the US. This means the country is failing to take advantage of the global production chain.

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