CORDIS-JRC

Since the 1980s, China has gone through a period of unprecedented economic reform and growth. It has opened its doors to global trade and international commercial agreements allowing it to become a major player in the global economy. The ICT sector has risen as a pillar of the Chinese economy. Practically all global ICT industry leaders have now begun to set up R&D centres in China, and it has become the third most important offshore R&D location in the world.