/man, i didnt know about this until read this article.


China led the world in high-tech exports in 2006 ($US 271 billion), with the US running second ($US 219 billion) and Germany third ($US 155 billion). (IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2008, p. 438).


http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/05/10/measuring-chinas-size-and-power-correctly/


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however, on another article i read the other day, it mentioned that a lot of the r&d of many of
higher-end products (coming out of china) were done in taiwan, japan, usa, etc.
but im confident things are moving faster on the china's own r&d arena.
give it another 5-10 yrs, that ought to do it

hmmm interesting.

I was rather surprised by the large number of projects invested by the japanese and koreans;
this is good and no-good at the same time, anyway, im looking to 5-10 yrs from now.

Additional info/statistics:

Foreign direct investment into China has played a vital role in restructuring intra-industry trade in the region. Japan has established 30,000 companies and joint ventures in China with an investment of US$60 billion. South Korea has 30,000 enterprises there with an investment of $35 billion. Singapore has invested $31 billion in 16,000 projects. Taiwanese firms are estimated to have invested $100 billion on the mainland. Taiwanese firms alone are responsible for 60% of China's information-technology hardware exports. From 1985 to 2007, MNCs in China increased their share of total trade from 10% to 60%, and currently 80% of the value of their exports is imported.

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First, China's manufacturing edifice must not be exaggerated since it is primarily the point of final assembly and shipment to Western markets. A lot of the sophisticated research and development and high-tech components that go into China's electronic exports continue to be manufactured in Japan, South Korea or Taiwan. To be sure, there has been a gradual relocation of some mid-value manufacturing to the mainland as China's advanced neighbors have moved up the value chain. But even here, MNCs (Japanese, South Korean, American) have led the way and continue to control major elements of the supply chain.



www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE07Df01.html

The world high-tech know how have nearly totally shifted to East Asia: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore etc. And also China's own companies are speeding up, all that remains are USA and maybe Germany.

whats does 'hi-tech' mean?

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