A worker assembles an electric car at a new energy Vehicle company in Binzhou city, Shandong province, Nov 21, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's State Council has unveiled a ten-year national plan, Made in China 2025, designed to transform China from a manufacturing giant into a world manufacturing power.

The plan, endorsed by Premier Li Keqiang, is the country's first action plan focusing on promoting manufacturing.

The plan will be followed by another two plans in order to transform China into a leading manufacturing power by the year 2049, which marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.