ENGINEERING LOOKS TOWARD CHINA

摘要

Like modern-day Marco Polos, manufacturers of all stripes are eyeing China as the next land of opportunity. No wonder. For the past 20 years, the country that gave the world gunpowder, printing, and paper has had one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Its population of 1.2 billion potential consumers is growing at a rate of 1.1 percent (13.5 million people) per year. And, its nascent industries are starving for technology. But, there are still some great walls to scale before companies can fully penetrate the Chinese market. One is concern over Hong Kong's future and what that will reveal about China's long-term commitment to openness.