中, 코로나19에 미중 갈등 '2중고'...경제 정상화 더 재촉<br /><br />China is slowly but steadily powering up its production lines,... as the government pushes to bring the country out of the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Many of China's factories,... especially those established through international investment,... are even operating around the clock.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports.<br />While the rest of the international community is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic,... the Chinese economy is slowly getting back on its feet.<br />The Beijing Benz Automotive plant in the Chinese capital,... established through a joint venture between Germany's Daimler and Chinese partners,... resumed production in mid-February when the virus was still spreading fast throughout the country.<br />The workers keep 4 or 5 meters of distance between each other,... and they wear protective face masks at all times.<br />Disinfection is also a must.<br />At the plant,... one car is completed every five minutes on average.<br />While production is not an issue,... the factory is concerned about sales.<br />"But our experiences in April and the recovery that we see in the market is giving us a positive view, of how things will continue to develop in China. Moderately positive. Obviously with a lot of caution, because there're many things need to be managed over the next few months, not only in China but also globally."<br />SMC China, a joint venture with a Japanese pneumatic engineering company, has slowly but steadily recovered production to pre-pandemic levels.<br />Since it reopened at the beginning of February,... it has supplied components for over 17-thousand face mask production lines in 500 factories across China.<br />"So far in the global supply chain of SMC, the factory in China has returned to normal state of production and we are playing a role of major global supplier."<br />The Chinese government allowed factories deemed crucial to supply chains,... especially those involved in the supply of medical products,... to reopen in early February despite the pandemic.<br />This shows Beijing's strong commitment to bring China out of the economic slump caused by the pandemic.<br />It can also be interpreted as Beijing's efforts to maintain foreign investment as the U.S. continues to criticize the Chinese government for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic at the outset.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br />
