GERMAN manufacturers can tap opportunities that Shanghai offers under the national "Made in China 2025" plan as the city is set to play a key role to help turn China into an advanced technological nation, a forum heard yesterday.

"Shanghai is to become a base of advanced manufacturing and will play a key role in China's new initiative of turning into a stronger manufacturer," Vice Mayor Zhou Bo said at the "Manufacturing Industry Dialogue — New Opportunities for China and Germany" forum hosted by the Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board.

He said Shanghai and German companies have a lot to "share and cooperate" under the "Made in China 2025" plan.