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China is pledging to use ‘extraordinary measures’ to support the c...
The 15th Five-Year Plan reveals a fundamental shift in China’s geopolitical ambitions, moving beyond a reactive “catching up” strategy to an assertive push for global technological dominance. The scale of the investment – 426 billion yuan – immediately signals a substantial commitment, framed not merely as an economic initiative but as a strategic imperative directly contesting US hegemony in emerging technologies. The emphasis on a “whole chain of development” across six key domains, from semic...