Translation Tag: innovation
The CCP Politburo holds “study sessions” on a semi-regular basis, in which an outside academic or government expert leads a discussion on a selected topic. Such sessions are important signals as to what issues the senior leadership finds important. The third study session of the 20th Central Committee Politburo was held on February 21, 2023 and was presided over by Xi Jinping. The session focused on themes related to China’s bid for technological self-reliance and emphasized the need to strengthen basic scientific research.
Summary of a lecture given by a Tsinghua University economist in which he urges Beijing to adopt measures to break free from “international technology containment.” Among other measures, Ju Jiandong suggests “Chinese technology must have at least a 30% share of the Chinese market,” to support the development of domestic technologies. In his view, failing to achieve what he terms “industrial upgrading” could lead to the future stagnation of the Chinese economy.
The former chief economist of the Shanghai Stock Exchange analyses America’s technology ecosystem to see what lessons it might offer for China.
An excerpt from a speech given by a noted Chinese engineer highlighting several deficiencies in China’s manufacturing and R&D capacity.
This is a lengthy analysis from news outlet Xinhua discusses the policies and strategies Beijing is putting in place to transform China into a global high-tech “superpower” by 2035. The author argues that China’s science and technology innovation model has been in “catch-up mode” for some time, seeking to imitate innovations from developed countries, which has led to an underinvestment in basic research and a “lack of originality.” Top-down support for the development of specific key technologies and fields is needed, the author suggests, as is organizational and regulatory change to develop an ecosystem supportive of greater innovation.
Analysis of China’s increasingly complicated international strategic environment by a senior official at the Central Party School, the Communist Party’s premier cadre training facility.