As the restructuring of the global supply chain is picking up pace under the impacts of multiple factors, China is gaining an edge for its complete industrial chain in the manufacturing sector.
\nAs a vital part of the global supply chain system, China actively develops the manufacturing industry and volunteers to shoulder the international industrial transfer, in an attempt to integrate more deeply into the global supply chain system.
\nTransnational investment in the global manufacturing industry saw a fluctuating downward trend between 2017 and 2021, while the Chinese manufacturing sector remained relatively stable in the use of foreign capital. Last year, the actual use of foreign capital in China\u2019s manufacturing sector grew 8.8 percent year on year. The growth was 1.1 percentage points higher than that for the global manufacturing sector.
\nThe actual use of foreign capital by Chinese high-tech manufacturers maintained rapid growth. In particular, the absorption of foreign investment in the manufacture of special equipment for the electronic industry and the manufacture of universal instruments in 2021 surged twofold and 64.9 percent, respectively, from a year ago.
\nThe constantly optimizing investment structure and sound management efficiency are making China an important destination of investment for transnational companies.
\nThe low-cost edge, which made China a world factory and the center of the global supply chain, is gradually fading, but the country still holds core competitiveness, such as rich human resources, high labor productivity, and complete industrial chains.
\nAccording to the International Labor Organization, China\u2019s labor productivity stood at $16,512 per employed person last year, much higher than that in Vietnam, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
\n\u201cChina has a complete industrial chain. It\u2019s easier to find reliable and cost-efficient suppliers in China than in any other part of the world,\u201d said Yin Zheng, Executive Vice President of Schneider Electric and President of Schneider Electric China.
\n\u201cAt present, in China, Schneider Electric has achieved 90-percent localization of its supply chain. The localized supply chain can help us better respond to the changes in market demands amid the pandemic,\u201d Yin said.
\nAs the Chinese government keeps taking steps to promote reform and opening up and development transition, China is building and has already built new competitiveness supply chain-wise.
\nFor instance, China\u2019s manufacturing industry is showing a sign of acceleration in its digital transformation, with a number of new-generation information technologies seeping into the sector, such as 5G, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. The country is home to over 150 large industrial internet platforms that serve more than 1.6 million enterprises.
\nThe numerical control rate of key processes reached 55.3 percent among industrial enterprises above designated size, and the popularizing rate of digital R&D tools reached 74.7 percent. The proportion of enterprises engaged in internet-based collaboration and service-oriented manufacturing reached 38.8 percent and 29.6 percent, respectively.
\nChina is the country with the greatest number of \u201clighthouse factories\u201d in the world. Twelve of the 44 \u201clighthouse factories\u201d listed by the World Economic Forum are in China. Such new advantages will further help multinational companies achieve better development in China.
\nThe global supply chain system cannot be divided due to its complexity and high dependence, as well as the incompleteness of the industrial systems of countries around the world. China will keep contributing to the stability and smooth operation of the global supply chain, so as to shape a new future featuring openness, sharing, and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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