China bets on chips and AI in new 5-year road map to challenge US tech dominance2-MIN READ2-MIN1ListenPublished: 8:00pm, 15 Sep 2026An intensifying tech race with the United States, along with Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance, has led China’s leaders to place greater significance and urgency on breakthroughs in sectors ranging from Artificial Intelligence to integrated circuits and chips in its latest five-year plan for electronics and information technology.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planning agency, on Tuesday outlined priorities for the electronics and IT industry over the next half-decade.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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China bets on chips and AI in new 5-year road map to challenge US tech dominance
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission have outlined priorities for the next five years in the electronics and IT industry. This new road map emphasizes breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and integrated circuits, including chips.
Frank ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-15 · 12:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission have outlined priorities for the next five years in the electronics and IT industry. This new road map emphasizes breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and integrated circuits, including chips. The initiative is driven by an intensifying tech race with the United States and China's goal of technological self-reliance. These sectors are being given greater significance and urgency in the latest five-year plan.
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China's latest five-year plan for electronics and IT prioritizes breakthroughs in AI and integrated circuits.
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China aims to challenge US tech dominance through advancements in chips and AI.
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China's drive for technological self-reliance is a key factor in its focus on chips and AI.
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The tech race with the United States is intensifying.
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