Xi Jinping urges ‘disruptive innovation’ to boost China amid high-stakes US tech race

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Amid a high-stakes global race for technology, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts to boost research and innovation in the country by expanding its talent pool and fostering a culture of tolerance. “Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the main switch for all technical challenges,” Xi said at a symposium on strengthening the country’s basic research in Shanghai on Thursday. Xi said global tech rivalries were increasingly pivoting towards basic.