報告稱中國製造業競爭力最強 但5年後會被美國超越

China remains the most competitive country in the manufacturing sector, but it will be replaced by the U.S. by 2020 because of shortcomings in human resources, innovation, resources policies and infrastructure, a report released last Saturday noted.

上週日發佈的一份報告指出，中國仍然是製造業中最有競爭力的國家，但由於人力資源、創新、資源政策和基礎設施等方面的不足，這一位置將在2020年被美國所取代。

Considering its relatively low labor costs and strong infrastructure policy, China was ranked No.1 in manufacturing competitiveness, according to a global survey of more than 500 companies, Guangzhou-based newspaper 21st Century Business Herald reported.

總部位於廣州的《21世紀經濟報道》稱，近日一份針對500多家企業的全球調研顯示，鑑於中國相對低廉的勞動力成本和強有力的基礎設施政策，中國製造業競爭力排名第一。

The survey was part of a report released jointly by Chinese think tank ChinaInfo100 and multinational professional services provider Deloitte.

這項調研是中國信息化百人會與跨國專業服務提供商德勤聯合發佈的《2016全球製造業競爭力指數》報告中的一部分。

The report said China has established an ecosystem to encourage innovation, partially because research and development spending has increased significantly in recent years, according to the media report.

根據媒體報道，這份報告中寫道，中國已經建立了一個鼓勵創新的生態系統，部分原因是近年來研究和開發支出的顯著增加。

In some areas, China has already surpassed the U.S. -- for example, the Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, is the world's fastest supercomputer, it said.

該報告指出，在某些領域，中國已經超越了美國，比如由中國國防科技大學研發的、同時也是世界上運行速度最快得超級計算機天河二號。

However, global economic growth will continue to slow in 2016, which will depress industrial output. China is lagging behind the U.S. in several aspects such as human resources, innovation and the legal environment, the report said.

然而，2016年全球經濟增長將繼續放緩，這將抑制工業產出。中國在人力資源、創新、法律環境等多個方面落後於美國。

By 2020, the U.S. will become the most competitive country in manufacturing, followed by China, the report predicted. Germany will remain No.3.

報告預計，到2020年，美國的製造業競爭力將居首，中國居次。德國排第三。

In China, labor costs have increased about 150 percent in the past decade, which has become a major concern for manufacturers, the report said, adding China's aging society also worries many investors.

報告稱，中國的勞動力成本在過去10年中上漲了約150%，這是製造商擔心的主要問題，此外，中國的老齡化社會也讓許多投資者憂心忡忡。