Special report | Innovation

Fast and furious

Chinese private firms are embracing innovation

How long to wait for a Chinese Apple?

“CHINA MUST RELY on innovation to achieve continuous and healthy economic development.” To anyone outside China, that seems to be stating the obvious. What makes it striking is who said it: none other than President Xi Jinping, speaking last December.

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