China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

China’s ruling Communist Party said Thursday it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of “profound and complex” changes and rising “uncertainty.”

The announcement came in a communique at the end of a four-day meeting on the party’s next five-year economic plan for the country.

China also announced a replacement for the position of its second-highest-ranking general Thursday, as the Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum.