Global companies, experts back the nation's industrial evolution

CHENGDU - There is a factory in Southwest China's Chengdu city, which, should you want to visit, has a one month waiting list. The attraction: A successful realization of China's ambitious industrial evolution plan "Made in China 2025".

Siemens Electronic Works Chengdu is the the German manufacturer's first overseas model digital plant, featuring machines and products communicating with each other in real time and automated processes. The result: exceptional levels of productivity and quality.

Siemens decided last year to increase its total investment into the Chinese endeavor to over 1 billion yuan ($145 million) by 2019, a move which will be positive for the wider Chinese manufacturing chain.