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Chinese general urges private firms to counter Western tech sanctions on military

A People's Liberation Army major general has proposed that private companies play a larger role in China's civilian-military collaboration to counter Western sanctions. General Zhang Zhan argued that technical restrictions are increasingly targeting future growth, necessitating concrete measures to overcome these "chokepoints." He identified critical sectors like semiconductors and fundamental software, alongside emerging fields such as AI and quantum computing, as crucial for reversing China's technological dependency. AI

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IMPACT Suggests a strategic focus on AI development within China to counter foreign technological restrictions and bolster future military capabilities.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a general's opinion on policy and technological development, rather than a direct announcement or release.

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Chinese general urges private firms to counter Western tech sanctions on military

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Liu Zhen ·

    Private firms can help stop Western sanctions from ‘strangling’ China’s military: general

    The Chinese military must increase the private sector’s role in research to prevent Western sanctions from “strangling” the country’s efforts at defence innovation, a top official of the People’s Liberation Army has urged. Major General Zhang Zhan, political commissar of the Nati…