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Beijing increasingly vocal about domestic substitution

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What happened: On September 4, the industrial regulator (MIIT) released a growth plan for the electronics and information manufacturing sector – covering industries such as consumer electronics, semiconductors, batteries, and solar. 
Buried in the document was a striking line:

“[We must] unwav...