{"id":38512,"date":"2021-03-08T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=38512"},"modified":"2025-08-30T05:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:14:04","slug":"china-unveils-five-year-plan-with-emphasis-on-technological-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/china-unveils-five-year-plan-with-emphasis-on-technological-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"China unveils five-year plan with emphasis on technological dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chinese government has unveiled a five-year plan to accelerate the development of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, according to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In the economic plan presented at the annual meeting of the country\u0019s lawmakers, officials said they would raise research and development spending by more than 7% annually through 2025.<\/p>\n

The five-year plan lists seven strategic directions deemed important for \u201cnational security and overall development.\u201d They include artificial intelligence, quantum computing, integrated circuits, genetic and biotechnological research, neurobiology and the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n

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Premier Li Keqiang. Data: Kevin Frayer, Getty Images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

China also plans to establish national laboratories and strengthen academic programs to incubate and support some of these technologies.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Li Keqiang said the government would review rules and policies to stimulate venture-capital flows into startups, loosen bank lending and expand tax incentives to spur research and development.<\/p>\n

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\u00abLeadership in artificial intelligence and computing allows China to reap enormous benefits from hybrid warfare and data collection\u00bb, \u2013 said Alex Capri, Senior Research Fellow at the Business School of the National University of Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He added that other advanced technologies will enable the country to expand its military potential in the Indo-Pacific region, play a leading role in the militarization of space, digital trade and commerce, and work on the ecosystem around digital currency.<\/p>\n

In October 2019, Xi Jinping said that China should become a leader in blockchain, increase investments in the industry and integrate the technology into the real economy in tandem with AI, the Internet of Things and Big Data. Since then, activity related to blockchain has surged in China, and in 2020 the state Infrastructure Blockchain Platform (BSN) was launched to become the \u201cinternet of blockchains.\u201d<\/p>\n

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