Chinese leader Xi Jinping said his country faced several shortcomings in its race to global generating power, admitting its innovation was “relatively weak” and its scientists were overworked.
True, Xi said at a national convention held in Beijing on Tuesday that China’s clinical industries are strong.
But he also highlighted flagrant situations of demand and suggested the country accelerate technological growth, which he said is now the “main battlefield of foreign competition. “
“Although the country’s clinical and technological progress has made wonderful breakthroughs, its initial innovation functions are still weak,” Mr. Xi said.
Xi addressed innovation 55 times in his speech on Tuesday, emphasizing this point while talking about synthetic intelligence, quantum technology, biotechnology and new energy.
And China’s technological advances are too dispersed across corporations and sectors for Xi’s liking. He says they suffer from a “low degree of organization and coordination” that needs to be addressed.
The key to its innovation strategy lies in the idea of China becoming autonomous – a theme not unusual in all its ideologies – especially as tensions with the West rise.
“The clinical and technological revolution and the struggle between superpowers are closely linked,” Xi said.
While he did not call the United States, Xi said it was clear that China would have to know how “some key technologies are controlled through others. “
The statement comes as the United States threatened to impose harsher sanctions on several Chinese chipmakers linked to Huawei and blocked the sale of complex semiconductors for the advancement of synthetic intelligence technology.
Last week, the US Treasury Department called China a “country of concern” and proposed new regulations aimed at restricting foreign investment in “the next generation of military, intelligence, surveillance or cybersecurity functions that pose dangers to the national security of the United States.
Xi also said China suffers from a shortage of hard work and sensible talents in technology and science. Researchers still complain about “heavy non-academic burdens,” such as bureaucratic paperwork in publishing papers, tedious drawings in official reports and the demand for resources, he said.
He added that China deserves its “incentive formulas,” such as offering greater rewards to science and generation and a fairer pay formula for workers and researchers.
While the United States is in the midst of its own tech boom, thanks in part to giants like OpenAI, Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft, Business Insider has reported in the past that Chinese tech chiefs are increasing pressure on staff following the loss of roughly $1. 3 trillion in market price for the country’s five largest tech corporations since 2021.
The Chinese government has been specifically focused on advancing synthetic intelligence technology. BI reported in the past that an April report from Microsoft indicated that social media accounts connected to China planned to use AI-generated media to influence elections in the United States.
With all that was said on Tuesday, it’s clear that Xi needs China to be more than just a major player in technology: he needs the country to master it.
“We want to maintain our sense of urgency. We want to do more in our innovation efforts,” Xi said. “To occupy the summits of the clinical and technological festival and of long-term development”.
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