Shenzhen trip, DJI visit by China’s vice-premier offers ‘no-limits support’ amid US tech curbs
- Ding Xuexiang, China’s executive vice-premier, wrapped up a three-day inspection tour of Shenzhen on Sunday, which included a trip to blacklisted drone maker DJI
- He also visited local laboratories and a tech cooperation zone with Hong Kong in Shenzhen, which is a key part of the Greater Bay Area
A first trip to Shenzhen, a key technology hub in the Greater Bay Area, by China’s executive vice-premier signalled Beijing’s strong hopes for the city and the region to help break intensifying US technological containment efforts, analysts said.
Ding Xuexiang’s three-day inspection tour featured a visit to US-blacklisted drone maker DJI, local laboratories and a tech cooperation zone with Hong Kong, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The trip, which concluded on Sunday, suggested there will be “no-limits support” from local authorities and central government ministries to tackle sanctions and implement a tech self-reliance drive, said Li Jin, an academic with the Renmin University of China.
China’s largest exporting city is also home to the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone.
