Wake-up call for industry

China has to change its manufacturing strategy to be more innovative in technology and compete with a 'reviving' US

China is expected to face fiercer-than-ever competition from the United States in the manufacturing sector, making it all the more urgent for Beijing to expedite its industrial upgrade.

The US' "re-industrialization" strategy and its accelerated efforts to "return" to manufacturing in the wake of the global financial crisis are re-forging the world's manufacturing landscape.