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China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint
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Fusion42 · 28 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
China's top research body unveiled a new five-year innovation blueprint focusing on AI, semiconductors, quantum tech, life sciences, and talent development to boost the nation's scientific and technological capabilities amid global competition, especially with the US.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You face a tougher race as China channels heavy resources into AI and frontier technologies with a fresh national plan. Adjust your partnerships and market goals to factor in China’s ramped-up scientific agenda and tightening US-China tech divide.
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