The government wants to better control growth, labor costsare rising, other nations are becoming more cost-effectiveand some offshore manufacturing is heading back home to other countries, but for all those and other concerns,Chinese manufacturing has continued to expand and fur-ther entrench its leadership position. This feature includescommentary from U.K.-based Integer Research, which isstaging its first wire and cable conference in Shanghai inNovember, an expert’s view of the big picture, and more.