China's tech battle to control the future
The Story
The Times
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🗓️ 8 April 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Chinese President Xi Jinping's new slogan, "develop new productive forces," aims to bolster the expansion of high-tech sectors to drive economic growth. China already dominates the world of electric cars and controls more than 80 percent of the global solar panel manufacturing market. So, what could China’s technological dominance mean for the West?
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| 1:07.0 | From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manveen Rana. The year is 1979. Amid military bands and much saluting, a big stately car adorned with flags drives up to a red carpet in Washington DC out steps the paramount leader of China Deng Xiaoping to a |
| 1:38.3 | warm welcome from the American president Jimmy Carter. This is a moment that will make history. America and China |
| 1:49.4 | are about to sign an agreement putting aside their differences. |
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