BEIJING (AP) – The Latest on the ruling Communist Party’s congress meeting in Beijing (all times local):
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President Xi Jinping has called for China’s ruling Communist Party to step up technology development, an area in which Beijing faces complaints it encourages theft of foreign know-how and blocks access to emerging industries.
Xi gave the keynote address at the opening of the party congress Wednesday. He called for making China a “country of innovators” and to create competitors in aerospace, cyberspace, transportation and other areas. Xi promised to promote cooperation among universities, state companies and small enterprises.
China’s technology development has prompted complaints by foreign governments and companies that Beijing encourages theft of foreign intellectual property. President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into whether China improperly requires companies to hand over technology as a condition of market access.