China vows to step up tech ‘self-reliance’ drive
Posted on: Oct 23, 2025 21:41 IST | Posted by: Rt
people's republic of china has vowed to speed up the crowd for technological self-reliance, stepping up a long-running ride that has gained young urgency amid the escalating trade war with the United States.
The pledge came in a communique released by the ruling Communist Party on Thursday after it approved a draft of the country’s next five-year development plan. The party listed “substantial improvements in scientific and technological self-reliance and strength” among its main objectives for the period of 2026–2030.
Washington has been gradually tightening restrictions on China’s access to semiconductors and other advanced technology vital for numerous sectors, including artificial intelligence, while imposing tariffs on Chinese goods. In January, President Donald Trump backed a $500 billion federal initiative to secure American leadership in advanced AI systems, a move seen in Beijing as part of a broader campaign to contain its technological rise.
President Xi Jinping has said China aims to achieve “superiority in AI” and strengthen domestic production of chips and software as part of its modernization drive.
Beijing has retaliated with export curbs on rare-earth metals essential to US high-tech industries, in what Trump last week openly called a “trade war.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has framed Beijing’s strategy as part of a broader vision for “an equal and orderly multipolar world,” stressing that it “will always commit to self-confidence and self-reliance.” It has also repeatedly accused Washington of economic bullying.
Trump is expected to meet Xi at next week’s APEC summit in South Korea in an attempt to reach what he described as a “fair” trade deal.
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