Xi Mulls New Made-in-China Plan Despite US Call to Rebalance

An automobile production line at the Nio Inc. factory in China’s Anhui Province.

Photographer: Nicholas Takahashi/Bloomberg

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President Xi Jinping’s government is considering a new version of its master plan to boost production of high-end technological goods, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling its intention to keep a firm grip on manufacturing as President Donald Trump looks to bring more factories back to the US.