The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has funded 10 research centers with $32 million, and local government units plan to chip in that much again to try and gain a foothold in the emerging market for 3D printing activities. As of now, the US holds approximately 60% of the market for 3D printing revenues with the Chinese lagging far behind the curve. Materialise, the Belgian AM software firm, are betting those numbers will change in the very near future. You can read more about the story here: http://3dprint.com/32164/materialise...nese-operation