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Beijing calls on big tech to support small tech

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What happened: On June 18, the industrial ministry (MIIT) and six other agencies released a 2026–2028 plan to encourage big platform companies to support and cultivate small and medium tech enterprises (SMEs).

The plan focuses on frontier sectors, urging platforms to sync up with SMEs in AI, high-e...



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