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Article: No rocket science: for China to beat US in tech, it must boost R&D investment and cultivate world-class talent

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China urgently needs to boost its technological self-reliance amid heightened tensions with the United States. Senior officials are meeting to set new five-year economic goals, with a focus on significantly increasing R&D investment and cultivating world-class scientific talent. President Xi Jinping has emphasized the critical need for higher-level self-reliance and specifically highlighted winning the race in quantum science as a key priority.

The main topics covered are the China-US tech rivalry, China's economic planning and five-year goals, and the national focus on boosting R&D and scientific talent.

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https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3106838/no-rocket-science-china-beat-us-tech-it-must-boost-rd-investment?utm_source=rss_feed

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Science & Research - South China Morning Post

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2020-10-24 01:30

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2026-03-04 14:31

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2026-03-04 15:14

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China Briefing | No rocket science: for China to beat US in tech, it must boost R&D investment and cultivate world-class talent
- China’s race for tech supremacy has become more urgent amid worsening ties between Beijing and Washington
- As senior Party officials prepare to set new five-year economic goals, challenges include expanding China’s research sector and nurturing more top scientists
From Monday, senior Chinese officials are set to converge on Beijing for a key meeting to thrash out detailed five-year targets for economic growth, and long-term development goals for 2035.
While visiting a hi-tech company in Guangdong as part of the trip, Xi said China needed to “take the road of self-reliance on a higher level” as the country is faced with “major changes unseen in a century”.
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One week ago, Xi chaired a special study session for the Communist Party’s 25-member Politburo on the importance and urgency of China winning the race on quantum science and technology, which he said would lead a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation.