Private firms can help stop Western sanctions from ‘strangling’ China’s military: general

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A high-ranking Chinese general has called for greater involvement of private firms in the military sector to counteract the impact of Western sanctions. The sentiment reflects concerns over the vulnerability of China's defense innovation amidst increasing geopolitical tensions.

The Chinese military must increase the private sector’s role in research to prevent Western sanctions from “strangling” the country’s efforts at defence innovation, a top official of the People’s Liberation Army has urged. Major General Zhang Zhan, political commissar of the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT), said China’s hi-tech industries were facing a “grim and complex” situation as the United States and its allies intensified their campaign to curb access to...