Mandated Technical Metamorphosis

When government uses administrative power to force a specific industry to meet efficiency targets within a set timeframe, enterprises are compelled to undergo structural technological transformation. This is not natural market-driven selection, but rather large-scale innovation driven by external constraints. During this transformation period, three cascading effects emerge: competition between technological pathways, concentrated capital investment, and the elimination of lagging enterprises.

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