Frequent Contributor Zi Yang Quoted by CNBC Regarding Chinese Robotics

Frequent Contributor Zi Yang Quoted by CNBC Regarding Chinese Robotics

Zi Yang, a frequent contributor to China Brief, was interviewed by CNBC regarding China’s progress toward building a an advanced manufacturing sector as part of the “Made in China 2025” Plan. A big component of this plan is increasing the sophistication and number of robots in the economy. However, according to Mr. Yang “China can manufacture simple robots but nothing complicated, like the six-axis ones by Japan, Germany and the United States. It’s hard to close the gap due to several reasons, mainly because of China’s lack of innovativeness due to its weak intellectual property laws and government-led projects that focus on quantity over quality.” You can read the full article here: “China’s blueprint to crush the US robotics industry“