Xi’s Former Chief of Staff Tapped to Push for Tech Breakthroughs
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President Xi Jinping has tapped his former chief of staff to spearhead China’s drive for breakthroughs in core technologies, as tensions with the US ramp up over cutting-edge chips and artificial intelligence.
Ding Xuexiang’s position as director of the Central Science and Technology Commission was revealed by the official Xinhua News Agency, in a Tuesday report that referred to him by that title for the first time. The commission was created in March 2023.