Chinese capital Beijing sets sights on building ‘trillion yuan’ hi-tech manufacturing clusters

The city of Beijing will develop new “trillion yuan” hi-tech manufacturing clusters and strengthen its capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum communication research, according to its new five-year action plan.The Chinese capital wants to attract more global talent by offering better work conditions, and opening up its research facilities to international scientists to boost China’s influence in global science and technology development, the plan said.The cities of…

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