HONG KONG -- Seven years after Beijing launched its "Made in China 2025" plan to boost cutting-edge manufacturing in the country, the term has virtually disappeared from public discussions and official documents.

"Made in China 2025" is aimed at transforming the country into a higher-tech manufacturing powerhouse by 2049, the centennial anniversary of the people's republic. (Source photos by AP, Reuters and Getty Images)
Handouts go on but local government cash crunch adds new factor