China's industrial competitiveness is built on intense market competition, a well-coordinated industrial system and an improving business environment, not simply government subsidies, a spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission has said.
Li Chao made the remarks in response to media questions on reports attributing Chinese companies' rising global market shares in some key sectors mainly to government subsidies.
"Such claims are one-sided and completely wrong," Li said, adding that China's industrial competitiveness reflects the combined strength of multiple factors.
One of those factors, she said, is the strong competition generated by China's vast domestic market.
"In a market with more than 180 million business entities, companies and products have to keep innovating, making breakthroughs and upgrading themselves in order to stand out," Li said.
