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So there’s a Chinese policy directive to “delete America.”
The idea is to get American tech giants out of the country:
Document 79 was so sensitive that high-ranking officials and executives were only shown the order and weren’t allowed to make copies, people familiar with the matter said. It requires state-owned companies in finance, energy and other sectors to replace foreign software in their IT systems by 2027.
Also, the Chinese government plans to splash out on science and tech — spending $51 billion this year, a 10 percent increase over last year.
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