
Xi's Inspection Tour in Jiangsu: Advancing China's Sci-Tech Goals
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of scientific and technological development during his inspection tour of Jiangsu Province. He visited research labs and industrial parks, highlighting the need for major breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies and the role of hi-tech parks in achieving self-reliance and industrial upgrading. China's focus on sci-tech self-reliance comes amid global competition for advanced technologies, with the US resorting to protectionism. This tour underscores China's determination to achieve industrial upgrading and sci-tech self-reliance despite US containment efforts. Jiangsu, a leading province in manufacturing and sci-tech innovation, plays a crucial role in China's goal of breaking the US tech blockade and contributing to the long-term development of the Chinese economy.