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The Chinese Government Views Aviation Manufacturing as a Priority

• Designing and manufacturing passenger jets is seen as an indicator of the nation's technological prowess.
• Aviation manufacturing is also seen as driving economic growth and innovation.

Foreign Companies See Benefits to Investing in China -- Carefully

• Foreign companies benefit from interacting with China by providing support to Chinese customers, cultivating a competitive source of parts, and generating sales to Chinese airlines.
• Because of the way the agreements operate, foreign companies are careful to protect intellectual property and technologies.
• Foreign manufacturers say continued innovation is key to preventing emergence of Chinese competitors.

China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry Is Still Developing

• The planes currently in development are not likely to be competitive when finally realized. The Chinese government will then have to invest heavily in developing a new round of planes that might be more competitive.
• It is possible China will be more successful in general aviation, building smaller aircraft for private or charter use.

Foreign Competitors Struggle with Negotiating Agreements with China

• If China succeeds in penetrating the commercial aviation manufacturing market, other countries may want to consider several policy options.
• China also should consider the opportunity costs of its policies and whether to pursue more market-oriented policies.

Since economic reforms began in 1978, China has enjoyed rapid growth in exports, which have contributed to the country's impressive economic growth. Improvements in the quality of China's workforce, manufacturing technologies, and materials have enabled the country to enter new, more technologically sophisticated industries. In several such industries, which the Chinese government has frequently denoted as strategic, the Chinese government has employed industrial policies, formal and informal, to foster the development of national champions. As part of this strategy, the Chinese government has attempted to induce the transfer of technologies from foreign manufacturers to Chinese companies. To the extent that these policies have been successful, they have accelerated shifts in production and employment from industries located in other countries to China. This report explores the emerging commercial aviation manufacturing industry in China to examine the effectiveness of the policies and mechanisms the Chinese government has used to create "national champions;" evaluate the effectiveness of the steps taken by foreign manufacturers to prevent transfers of key technologies to potential future Chinese competitors when setting up manufacturing facilities in China; provide policy options that allow foreign governments to effectively respond to Chinese industrial policies; and alert Chinese policymakers to the downsides of China's current industrial policies.

• Chapter One

  Introduction

• Chapter Two

  China's Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

• Chapter Three

  China's Industrial Policy and Its Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

• Chapter Four

  The Role of Foreign Companies in China's Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

• Chapter Five

  Performance of the Chinese and U.S. Aircraft Manufacturing Industries

• Chapter Six

  Net Assessment of the Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies for Commercial Aviation Manufacturing

• Chapter Seven

  Policy Implications

• Appendix A

  Domestic and Foreign Aviation Manufacturing Companies in China