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Nation tops TV, cell phone, monitor production
(China Daily By Fu Jing)
Updated: 2004-02-05 09:04
China became the biggest producer of mobile phones, colour TVs and monitors
in the world last year, according to statistics released by the National
Development and Reform Commission Wednesday.
The statistics showed that the nation's output for these products has
respectively accounted for 35 per cent, 40 per cent and 55 per cent of the
world's total.
China's high-tech industries witnessed boosts which were better than expected
as part of its eye-catching economic growth over the last few years.
Total high-tech turnover in 2003 climbed to 2.75 trillion yuan (US$331
billion), accounting for a year-on-year growth of 30 per cent, the commission
said in a report.
According to the report, the country has met its high-tech development target
for the 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-05) period, two years ahead of schedule.
China's exports of high-tech products reached US$110 billion last year, an
average growth rate of 40 per cent over the past five years.
Despite the growth, Vice-Premier Wu Yi recently urged various governmental
departments governing foreign trade, science, finance and taxation to deepen
co-operative ties to increase high-tech content in its exports.
She said that government departments have made plenty of efforts since a
strategy for increasing high-tech exports was outlined five years ago.
But certain value-added exports have long been a headache for Chinese
manufacturers who make meagre returns from simple, low-tech production and are
often troubled by anti-dumping charges.
Facing rapid progress in this regard, high-ranking officials and researchers
have remained level-headed.
They said that domestic firms should step up their innovations to earn
advantages in intellectual property, while integrating themselves with advanced
technologies and overseas capital.
Science and Technology Vice-Minister Deng Nan said local companies will be at
a disadvantage if they do not devote more efforts to research and development.
"Two-thirds of high-tech patents and inventions were registered by foreign
companies last year," Deng said.
She also called on domestic high-tech firms to intensify the integration of
financing for science and technology, and to improve the environment for
investment and financing.
"For this purpose we should set up multiple capital markets, encourage the
development of venture investment, and make that a means to drive the
industrialization of high-technology," said Deng.
Over the next 15 to 20 years, the country must step up efforts to transform
itself from a large manufacturer to a strong one through utilization of science
and technology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher Lin Yueqin told
China Daily.
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