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'Technology is not value-free'

Didi Kirsten Tatlow is a Senior Fellow at the Asia Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations. She has co-edited and co-authored a book, “China’s Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage” that reveals Beijing's legal and illegal hunt for foreign technology. In an interview with China.Table, Tatlow urges the West to step up its determination to finally better protect innovations from Chinese takeovers. At stake, she says, is nothing less than our open form of society.

By Marcel Grzanna

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 5, 2022: China s Premier Li Keqiang front delivers his report during an annual meeting of the Chinese National People s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. The meeting set to last until March 11, Chinese lawmakers will receive Premier Keqiang s regular report to sum up the past year as well as outline 2022 for the government and approve the budget. Artyom Ivanov/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY TS126928

Li's priorities: growth, domestic market, high-tech

On Saturday, China's Premier Li Keqiang presented his work report. The general focus of China's policy for the next twelve months is clear: more market economy and innovation with lower taxes. The focus is also on improving the education system. In addition, regions are to be assigned more budgetary responsibility, while the central government is to compensate for regional imbalances. Domestic consumption and international trade are to be strengthened in the meantime.

By Frank Sieren