China develops plan to become world power in robotics

China is including 'numerical control tools and robotics' as one of ten industries in which it plans to become a world manufacturing power over the next decade.

The State Council, which acts as China’s cabinet, is creating a group that will co-ordinate a plan to improve the reputation of ‘Made in China’ manufacturing. The group will be set up within the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Role of lawyers

Lawyers both in and outside of China could find themselves working on issues relating to the move, as the country aims to export more at the high-tech end. The first issue of The Robotics Law Journal, to be published next month, contains an analysis of the location of the world’s drone manufacturers in which China is in equal third place. Sources: Xinhuanet and Robotics Law Journal