It's clear from the Chinese models on show at the auto show: you can’t clone innovation. The pursuit of foreign technology has come at the expense of domestic R&D.
Vancl lost its way after sales grew sixfold early in 2011 - a pile of mops and cookers taught the CEO that a shortage of stock is better than a surplus.
Eurocopter, the world’s largest helicopter maker, saw China revenue grow 70% in 2011 after the government pledged to loosen restrictions on low altitude flights.
After Masteel got an oral pledge from Liu Zhijun, who at the time was Minister for Railways, the Anhui-based firm made a huge investment in machinery necessary to meet the order.
The head of globalOre has a tough task in China, with the biggest steel companies boycotting the trading platform and instead backing a domestic rival.
In the first of a series, we talk to Boston-based firm Bingham McCutchen about practicing law in China and the partners' ambitions for their newly-opened Beijing office.
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, who saw their share prices soared as Chinese demand inflated commodity prices, pledged to buy more equipment and supplies from the country.
