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China’s top spy agency says foreign agents are targeting rare earths industry

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China’s top spy agency says foreign agents are targeting rare earths industry

China is the top producer of rare earth elements, a group of 17 metals essential to modern technologies in sectors ranging from defence to clean energy. The country is also ahead on technologies for rare earths, which require intense processing to produce usable material. In December, Beijing banned the export of rare earth extraction and … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping pushes ‘disruptive innovation’ at first Politburo study session of the year

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China’s Xi Jinping pushes ‘disruptive innovation’ at first Politburo study session of the year

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to boost “disruptive innovation”, integrate technology with industry, and increase supply chain resilience as he presided over this year’s first Politburo study session. At the meeting of the Communist Party’s top policymaking body on Wednesday, Xi said China must strengthen scientific and technological innovation – especially “original and … Read more