An aid for farmers: An agricultural drone is used to spray fertiliser on a wheat field in Daliuzhuang village, Shandong province. — China Daily
LAGUNA BEACH: The U.S. is trailing China in numerous critical technologies, making the role of the private tech sector more important than ever to American national and economic security, a Defense Department official said Wednesday.
Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, a branch of the Pentagon, said that while the U.S. has a lead in certain technologies, the list of tech where China has the edge is extensive, including: 5G cellular networks, drones, batteries, hypersonic systems, wind and solar energy, as well as cryptocurrency.
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