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Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design

The Leapfrog Doctrine: China’s Automotive Rise from Industrial Policy to Global Dominance

This series traces how China transformed its auto industry from a fragmented, state-run sector into a global powerhouse through a 70-year campaign of deliberate industrial policy, strategic maneuvering, and technological leapfrogging, ultimately positioning itself as the world's dominant force in both production volume and the new energy transition.