A group headed by Vice-Premier Liu He-incidentally the top negotiator in the ongoing trade dispute with the US-has advised the government to review its scientific and technological development program. The vice premier said that China must be able to ride with the results of a 'comprehensive assessment' of global programs.
Liu implored that the government needed to get serious with its policies regarding science and technology development. He said that the country needed to evaluate its program closely-SCMP reports-and that China should align its program to be able to catch up with the world; it needs to follow the trends in technology, and pick a perspective from that it needs to follow.
This is in line with China's "Made in China 2025" plan, which targets advancements in all sectors. As much as they are focused on strength through improvements in the economy, China is also dedicated toward the idea that science and technology can be barometers for determining the country's strength, as well as its position on the global stage of competitiveness.
This is evident in how China's next generation is viewing the world and its tech in general. The next generation includes the companies that make up China's technological market. Huawei, Xiaomi, and the BAT-Baidu, Alibaba Group, and Tencent-is leading the way in the tech sector. Huawei and Xiaomi's cellphones can compete for a shoulder to shoulder with the best of them. The BAT drives China's tech sector into the future with advancements in the corporate and consumer tech sector.
Forbes narrates that this is because of Chinese dedication to an ideology by seeing it through and through. Add in "world-class management" as well as adjusting to cater to the discerning Chinese market and companies receive the results they're chasing after. Shenzhen is one example of how rapid China's technological advancements are going, and it's not going to stop there.
That, however, became a cause for concern from countries like the US. Washington, through Peter Navarro, a top Trump adviser, expressed concern for these plans. China's expansion is going to extend to the aerospace industry as well as using robots and other next-gen transportation components like high-speed trains.
China is adamant about advancement-it is not, however, a party to controlling the world through these advancements. It might be high time that China is taking the driver's seat in technology right now when the government is receptive to the demands of the science sector.
