26 Apr 2024
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Beijing wants Zhongguancun to outcompete Silicon Valley.
On Thursday, the industrial regulator (MIIT), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), and the Beijing city government released a plan to make Zhongguancun a world-leading tech hub by 2035.
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