China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

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23 Oct 2025 • 5:30 PM MYT
The Independent
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China’s ruling Communist Party said Thursday it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of “profound and complex” changes and rising “uncertainty.”

The announcement came in a communique at the end of a four-day meeting on the party’s next five-year economic plan for the country.