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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 ...
China's manufacturing sector developed according to the principle of "walking on two legs," a policy of self-reliance introduced in the 1950s. In the 1980s one leg consisted of the state-funded and state-controlled large and medium-sized plants with the most qualified personnel and the most advanced equipment.
The rare earth industry in China is a large industry. Rare earths are a group of elements on the periodic table with similar properties. Rare earth metals are used to manufacture technologies including electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, consumer electronics and other clean energy technologies. Rare earth elements are also important to national governments because they are used in the ...
China operates the world's longest and most extensive high speed rail network, which spans 45,000 kilometers. [44] China is the world's largest manufacturing industrial economy and exporter of goods. China is widely regarded as the "powerhouse of manufacturing", "the factory of the world" and the world's "manufacturing superpower". [45]
A 50 MW molten-salt power tower in Hami, Xinjiang, China. The industrial sector comprised 38.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of China in 2023. [1] China is the world's leading manufacturer of chemical fertilizers, cement and steel. Prior to 1978, most output was produced by state-owned enterprises.
Whether competition between the world’s superpowers stymies overall progress on AI and quantum—or pushes each to accelerate these technologies—could have far-reaching consequences.
The goal of eco-cities and eco-provinces is to establish the whole region as a circular economy, where everything is powered by recycled renewable energy and produces close to zero carbon waste. [18] As of 2003 cities such as Shanghai , Yangzhou , Guiyang and Hangzhou have all cemented plans for establishing an eco-city. [ 2 ]
China was a global scientific and technological leader up until the early years of the Ming dynasty.Ancient and medieval Chinese discoveries and Chinese innovations such as papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder (the Four Great Inventions) contributed to the economic development of ancient and medieval East Asia, the Middle East and Europe.