China, India and South-East Asia were industrial powerhouses for major parts of human history.Angus Maddison (2006), "The World Economy", OECD Publishing, Page 263 These countries and regions suffered great loss of industrial production due to colonization during the 18th-20th centuries. After many decades of independence, these countries have started reindustrializing themselves. In the last three decades, the share of these countries in global industrial output has increased manyfold.
