Of manufacturers planning to add production capacity over the next five years for goods consumed in the U.S., more plan to add that capacity in the U.S. than in any other country - a sharp reversal since as recently as two years ago. And a rising percentage of U.S.-based executives at the manufacturers say they are already in the process of reshoring production work from China. These are among the findings of new research released today by The Boston Consulting Group.

In China, intellectual-property rights are hard and costly to defend, especially for small and mid-sized companies.

Just as China leads the world in economic growth, consumer optimism in China is stronger than in the rest of the world.