Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China [Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters]
CNBC: In battle with U.S., China to focus on 7 ‘frontier’ technologies from chips to brain-computer fusion
* China is looking to boost research into what it calls “frontier technology” as it competes with the U.S. for supremacy in the latest innovations.
* In its 14th five-year plan, China laid out seven technology areas it will focus research on including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors and space.
* Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China would increase research and development spending by more than 7% per year between 2021 and 2025, in pursuit of “major breakthroughs” in technology.
GUANGZHOU, China — China is looking to boost research into what it calls “frontier technology” including quantum computing and semiconductors, as it competes with the U.S. for supremacy in the latest innovations.
In its five-year development plan, the 14th of its kind, Beijing said it would make “science and technology self-reliance and self-improvement a strategic pillar for national development,” according to a CNBC translation.
Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China would increase research and development spending by more than 7% per year between 2021 and 2025, in pursuit of “major breakthroughs” in technology.
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WNU editor: It should be noted that all of these seven priorities have important military applications, and is viewed by China as critical to the country's national security and defense needs in the future.
3 comments:
Guess we'll see war eventually
So far China is copying the West. For being leader it has to be creative. That's not in the pocket right now.
Jac, this is such an outdated ,parrot like babble. Please stop it. I've been several times to China, and know many Chinese for years and years.
In short, without lecturing, do never underestimate your adversary.
Your thoughts on this natter, as you've expressed it several times on this blog, is wrong, outdated and misleading us all.
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