“The main index of manufacturing power” is one task in a major consulting project called “manufacturing power strategy” in the Chinese Academy of Engineering , started in January 2013. The research group has held several seminars on the index system construction, the manufacturing power index evaluation, strategic paths. Based on the comprehensive study on the abroad index system and on the paths of the industrialized countries from weak to powerful, the research has analyzed the present situation of China Manufacturing in details, has proposed contents and features of manufacturing power, has constructed manufacturing power evaluation system, and has predicted the progress of manufacturing power in China. Combined with the results of the index system construction and evaluation, the research has also proposed strategic path to promote manufacturing power.