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Chinese technology changed the world. China created paper as early as the first century AD and gunpowder nearly a thousand years later. During the thousand years before 1500, China was undoubtedly the worlds most technologically advanced country.
China thereafter closed its door to the outside world. Centuries of stagnation followed as the Industry Revolution passed us by, and our country experienced the bully of Western powers for as long as 100 years. Today, as China is engaged in a national drive of reform and opening to the outside world, we re on the cusp of a technological renaissance. Foreign capital has begun to flow into our country at an unprecedented rate, and technology is benefiting. Local and foreign investors identify software, telecom, materials technology, biotechnology and health care as core technology strengths in China.
Still, our budding technology industry faces huge challenges that must be overcome before it can return to its glorious days. We must face these challenges squarely, learn and make use of advanced western technology and management expertise, come up with new inventions and develop new products.
The Shenyang Institute of Automation, affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is such testament to China's ability to marry theoretical software skills and engineering flair. This institute introduced from a US company technology, a sample robot, parts and components, and a training program. With technology introduction and transfer, the institute has developed the kind of technology and software that are equivalent to those in the United States. However, the Shenyang Institute of Automation is in need of a lot of funds and investment to keep technology up to date and develop more advanced products. They are looking for new foreign partners.