Editing Science and technology in China (section)

==== Motor vehicles ====
The [[automotive industry in China]] is the world's largest producer of [[motor vehicle]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/|title=OICA 2011 statistic|publisher=[[OICA]]|access-date=2012-06-25}}</ref> However, China's indigenous car companies have had difficulties on the global market and the growing [[electric vehicle]] market has been seen as way to remedy this. China in 2010 proposed controversial legislation requiring foreign electric vehicle producers to form minority [[joint-venture]]s and share technologies with Chinese carmakers in order to get market access.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704394704575495480368918268|title=Auto Makers Join Criticism of Chinese Policy Makers - WSJ|author=Norihiko Shirouzu|date=16 September 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> A 2011 report financed by the [[World Bank]] stated that China was becoming the world leader on electric vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13139673|title=China leading electric vehicle race, study says|date=21 April 2011|work=BBC News}}</ref>