President Xi emphasises the importance of innovation in the face of US technology restraints

On an inspection tour of a major industrial region, China’s President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his push for increased creativity and technical self-reliance, as the United States tightens restrictions on Chinese access to breakthrough technologies.

China should speed up the improvement of essential technologies and core products, according to Xinhua, quoting Xi during a visit to a company’s high-tech manufacturing zone in eastern Jiangsu province on Friday.

“With the rapid development of information technology and the emergence of disruptive technologies at any time,” Xi remarked, “it is necessary to maintain a firm footing on the path of innovation and contribute to the realisation of high-level technological self-reliance.”