Appreciate the invitation from @ChannelNewsAsia for this short piece. Inspired by an event last week where some tech&corporate folks expressed surprise at🇨🇳blocking the Manus-Meta deal. I thought the writing had been on the wall for a while.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/manus-meta-china-block-sale-tech-ai-6098391
Bit I thought was interesting but too long to make it in the piece was a speech from Xi Jinping in April 2020.
/一是要拉长长板，巩固提升优势产业的国际领先地位，锻造一些“杀手锏”技术，持续增强高铁、电力装备、新能源、通信设备等领域的全产业链优势，提升产业质量，拉紧国际产业链对我国的依存关系，形成对外方人为断供的强有力反制和威慑能力。二是要补齐短板，就是要在关系国家安全的领域和节点构建自主可控、安全可靠的国内生产供应体系，在关键时刻可以做到自我循环，确保在极端情况下经济正常运转。/
https://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2020-10/31/c_1126680390.htm
Ian Chong