Nation to double down on push to be self-reliant in technology

BEIJING: China’s science and technology policies should aim to build its strength and self-reliance, while the role of the government in pooling resources for key technological breakthroughs needed to be leveraged better, says Premier Li Keqiang.

The nation effectively countered external attempts to suppress and contain China’s development over the past five years by promoting development of the real economy through innovation and fostering new drivers of growth, Li said yesterday, without naming any countries.