This second part of a two-volume work offers a comprehensive exploration of China's ambitious "Made in China 2025" initiative and its broader geopolitical implications. By examining China's strategic shift from a low-cost manufacturing hub to a high-tech powerhouse, chapters provide a critical assessment of the initiative's progress and its impact on global economic dynamics.

In this volume, authors explore the idea that through the MIC 2025 initiative, China seeks not only to reduce structural dependencies on advanced economies but also to redefine the institutional logic governing.

Through expert contributions, readers will gain insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by China's industrial strategies, including the semiconductor "chips war" and the new global bipolarity centered around technology and innovation.

This volume is essential for scholars and practitioners in international political economy, Chinese studies, and global economic governance. It offers a nuanced understanding of China's evolving role on the global stage, making it a valuable resource for graduate-level courses and research institutions focused on contemporary China. With its interdisciplinary approach, the book provides a holistic view of China's rise and its implications for the future of global economic and strategic competition.

Young-Chan Kim is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Lecturer in the Executive Business Centre at the University of Greenwich, UK. His main area of research before joining the University of Greenwich was International Business and Foreign Direct Investment among Asian multinational enterprises, specialising in Japanese and Korean corporations. Since 2010, he has focused intensively on China and global geostrategy. He has published extensively in the field of Chinese strategic relations and regularly engages with projects that are aimed at giving up-and-coming academics a platform to voice their contemporary research on Sino-Globalism and its ongoing impact on international relations and global institutions. He is the Editor of The Chinese Global Dream, Volumes I and II (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025).