The Made in China 2025 plan has crossed its halfway point but pertinent questions remain unanswered.
The Made in China 2025 plan, China's long-standing ambition to become self-sufficient in manufacturing by rapidly developing ten high-tech industries has crossed its halfway point but pertinent questions remain unanswered.
What technological capabilities China has and what it lacks, where it is ahead of America and where it is lagging behind? | | | | At Economist Impact's 3rd annual Asia Trade Week policymakers and business leaders from across the region will address your questions. Will China look to increase the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to ensure access to markets in the emerging world? | | | | | Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Australia | | Minister of economic affairs Taiwan | | Minister for Trade and Industry Singapore | | Minister of Trade Republic of Indonesia | | | | | Minister of Trade Republic of Korea | | Assistant secretary, International Trade Policy and Trade Negotiation, Department of Trade and Industry Government of the Philippines | | Director-general Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Thailand | | Head of sustainability Hop Lun | | | | | Senior vice president, Global Trade Affairs, Huawei Technologies | | Group chief executive, Li & Fung; chief executive LF Logistics | | Global director, sustainability and environmental affairs Lenovo | | Founder and chief executive GoGenie Solutions | | | | We look forward to you joining us in March. | | | | | | Laurel West Managing director, Economist Events, Asia The Economist Group | | | | | SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES >> If you are interested in the speaking opportunities available, please contact levinama@economist.com | | | | | | |