Government report: Tech self-reliance tops list of China’s 2024 priorities

China in 2024 will prioritize policies aimed at making the country more scientifically and technologically self-reliant and boost the innovation of cutting-edge technologies, including in the artificial intelligence, quantum technology and other “future-oriented” industries, according to a pair of annual Chinese government reports submitted to the legislature on Tuesday. China’s “Two Sessions” kicked off this week -- the name given to the annual parallel meetings of the NPC, China’s highest legislative body, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the...