Export-Import Bank of China Expands Policy Financing for Advanced Manufacturing

The Export-Import Bank of China is using its policy finance resources to link domestic manufacturing with international markets and support the high-quality development of foreign trade, according to a report published by People's Daily. Advanced manufacturing involves prolonged research, significant funding, and protracted return cycles where moving from technological breakthroughs to international mass marketing requires multiple years. Policy-based finance provides medium-to-long-term capital advantages designed to match industrial rhythms, preventing technological projects from stopping due to funding interruptions. The policy bank focuses tech-finance support on early, small, long-term, and hard-technology projects, aiding smart equipment businesses in artificial intelligence, embodied robotics, and 3D printing. It delivers financing across research, pilot trials, mass production, and exports, while funding digital workshops and smart factory construction. Credit allocations also target high-end transformations in ship engineering machinery and major technical equipment, helping domestic complete equipment sets enter Belt and Road partner countries and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership markets. Additional credit supports foundational links such as critical new materials and key components. Financial resources further back green manufacturing expansions, including new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and energy storage, while helping domestic firms deploy green production capacity abroad. The bank additionally finances overseas buyers purchasing Chinese green equipment and supports green technological transformations in steel and chemical sectors.