In November 1999, Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd. built the "Motorola China Research Institute" in Beijing. It now has altogether eighteen R & D centers in China (including Hong Kong), 650 research personnel with a investment of RMB 1.3 billion, covering advanced semiconductor¹ materials, micro-controller, CDMA, Will system, and chips for mobiles and software. By the year 2001, there will be 25 research centers and 1000 research personnel with a total investment of RMB 1.8 billion.

　　Northern Telecom International Ltd., IBM, Intel, Du Pont Holding Co., Ltd., P & G, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic and Mitsubishi have all established research centers, technological² development centers and laboratories in China. AT &T even plans to open the first "Bell Lab". A French company will build "technological zones" in Beijing and Shanghai, including a chip factory and four application labs.

　　Thanks to the acceleration³ of component⁴ localization brought about by the establishment of R & D institutes by multinational⁵ companies, costs are reduced and the competitiveness is increased.
Notes

　　declare vt.宣称, 宣布, 宣告

　　China Research Institute中国研究学会

　　institute n.协会；学会；学院

　　Microsoft Asian Technology Center微软亚洲技术中心

　　Siemens西门子（公司）

　　intensify⁶ vt.加强

　　localization n.地方化，本土化

　　key technology 关键技术

　　track communication technology跟踪通讯技术

　　track n.轨迹, 跟踪

　　persuade v.说服, 劝说, (使)相信, 劝某人做(不做)某

　　factor n.因素, 要素,

　　component n.成分 adj.组成的, 构成的

　　Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd摩托罗拉（中国）电器有限公司

　　Motorola China Research Institute摩托罗拉（中国）研究学会

　　research personnel研发人员

　　advanced semiconductor materials先进的半导体材料

　　micro-controller微型控制器

　　chip n.集成电路片

　　software n. 软件

　　Northern Telecom International Ltd北方电讯国际有限公司

　　zone n.地域, 地带, 地区

　　application labs应用实验室

　　competitiveness竞争力(性)