TOKYO -- China's voracious appetite for machinery extends beyond industrial robots to encompass machine tools and construction equipment, though the long-term prospects for this demand appear to vary by sector.
Japanese shipments of building equipment to China skyrocketed 270% on the year in April as public works construction soars in that country ahead of the National Congress of the Communist Party in the fall. But skeptical Japanese construction machinery companies suspect the trend may be short-lived.
