Head of leading Chinese defence university sanctioned by US promoted to vice-minister for industry

Trump said the measure was designed to stop spying and the illegal collection of American intellectual property – accusations China denied. Later in the year, the university was also included on a entities list that identified institutions that posed a threat to US national security. The Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was classified as … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping pushes ‘disruptive innovation’ at first Politburo study session of the year

He also stressed the importance of improving the “resilience and security” of supply chains and ensuring that the industrial system is “autonomous and controllable, safe and reliable”. ‘Chinese-style modernisation’: tech innovation in focus as Xi visits Shanghai Others who spoke at the meeting included Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region party chief Ma Xingrui, Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing … Read more