China
Xi Jinping Champions Technological Self-Reliance During Visit to Hefei’s Science Hub
During a visit to the science hub in the previously impoverished city of Hefei, China's Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of advancing high-tech industries. The president reportedly stated that high-tech growth must be earned and cannot simply be asked for, while touring the Anhui capital, which has transformed into a center of innovation.
"Xi emphasized that to propel China's unique approach to modernization, science and technology should be at the forefront, with technological innovation serving as the essential route," he remarked while touring Hefei Binhu Science City, a leading research and innovation center in the capital of Anhui province, on Thursday.
"Advanced technological progress cannot simply be requested; we need to hasten the achievement of high-level technological independence and self-enhancement," the state news agency Xinhua reported Xi as stating during his visit, which occurred during an inspection tour of the province.
Xi also encouraged Anhui to further develop its position as a key hub for technological innovation, a center for new industries, a forefront for reform and liberalization, and as an area committed to a holistic green transformation in its economic and social progress.
Xi's comments arrive as China intensifies its focus on technological development, aligning with a strategic pivot towards what is referred to as "new quality productive forces," moving away from its prior export-driven growth strategy, amidst an ongoing technological rivalry with the United States that has aimed to limit China's access to advanced technologies.
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