ABSTRACT
The growing power of Chinese industrial innovation has been broadly highlighted globally since 2018 due to the trade conflicts between China and the United States. The central role of “indigenous innovation” in the MLP 2006–2020 indicates a significant policy transition, and some critics even regarded it as a “shift of policy paradigm”. A significant policy transition was ignited. The onset of a thorough social mobilization was triggered instantaneously. Right after the MLP 2006–2020 was launched, several National Propaganda Troupes for indigenous innovation were organized. Traditional catching-up studies center on the strategies and trajectory of developing country firms for technological development. The development of the Chinese car sector was always a heated issue for social debates. The automobile industry is generally considered “the industry of industries”, which indicates the significance of the linkages the automobile industry can have with other industrial sectors. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
