March 12, 2019

China will continue boosting state investment in and support for science and technology research this year, even as top officials refrained from mentioning a controversial industrial plan that has drawn criticism from the West.

Instead, Minister for Science and Technology Wang Zhigang yesterday stressed the softer aspects of Beijing's innovation drive, such as a greater focus on talent development and giving scientists and institutions more freedom.

China will continue to invest in cutting-edge research and development (R&D) on artificial intelligence, biomedicine and new materials, Dr Wang said, without mentioning the initiative.

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