But with many countries and regions entering a new round of development, we have changed the tack and participated in more developmental and societal projects," said Wang Yusheng, board chairman of Beijing-based CRCEG, a subsidiary of State-owned China Railway Group Ltd, or CREC.

但随着许多国家和地区进入新一轮发展，我们改变了策略，参与了更多的发展和社会项目，”北京中铁二院董事长王玉生说。中铁二院是国有铁路集团有限公司（CREC）的子公司。

Clean energy, power and agricultural infrastructure now its focus areasThe preferred calling card for Chinese companies in Central Asia has been big-ticket construction and energy projects, but with the region entering a new round of development, China Railway 20th Bureau Group Corp is changing tack.

清洁能源、电力和农业基础设施现在是其重点领域。中国公司在中亚的首选名片一直是大额建筑和能源项目，但随着该地区进入新一轮发展，中铁二十局集团公司正在改变策略。

CSG demonstrated its outstanding flexibility and versatility in manufacturing, as well as its ability to repurpose itself to serve the community as per the needs of the situation, by quickly changing tack to produce medical masks during the epidemic.

"We decided to change tack and focus on the overseas markets, instead," he said.

Hospitality sector changes tack by appealing to more local customers with coffee barsHotels in China are joining hands with coffee chains as they look to attract customers and become a community hub.

The company decided to change tack as female professionals, its key target audience, started showing a preference for originality in designs and product promotions, said Shen Ruihua, the marketing and sales head for Rose Ling Ling's third-party channels.

Though a global leader in glass production the company is, it changed tack in early February to churn out medical masks to help in virus fight.

It is not just the big players like Shengdi who are changing tack.

Like many other emerging private firms at that time in Shenzhen such as Huawei, the battery maker decided to change tack from being an original equipment maker to one that has its own brand, albeit in another emerging industry.

While China's initial efforts to internationalize its currency hit a bump in 2015, policymakers have shifted tack to focus on developing domestic financial markets rather than opening up the capital account.