new delhi the competitive pressure on chinas manufacturing sector from india is perhaps much bigger than china imagined thats a chinese government run media outlets exact commentstaterun media in china usually reflects what the chinese leadership is thinking so it appears chinas really feeling the pinchin an article titled china should reduce production costs for manufacturers as competition with india grows global times today wrote that chinas lowend manufacturing sector is facing hard times as some multinationals move production from there to other asian countries india included the increasing competition from india raises a tough question for chinas manufacturing sector of how to keep its competitive edge at a time when the nations labor cost advantage is shrinking rapidly now it is time for china to map out concrete measures to reduce production costs for manufacturers global times article saidone way it has suggested this could be done is by reforming the countrys overheated real estate market apparently big plans to build new manufacturing plants in chinas coastal cities have proven costly because of high real estate pricesin this regard the chinese economy has to reduce its reliance on real estate and strive to create a favorable investment environment for manufacturers additionally as some foreignbacked companies show an increasing interest in india over china the country should promote the development of its local manufacturers and encourage them to build plants in lessdeveloped central and western regions where labor costs are relatively lower the article advcatedstill global times doesnt believe its all doom and gloom for chinas manufacturingdespite india being more attractive to manufacturers than ever it will be difficult for the country to build a complete industrial chain overnight india may still need to expand its imports of chinesemade components and parts to support the development of its nascent and growing manufacturing sector the article said