Jin Zhuanglong, the Chinese minister of industry and information technology was last seen in public on December 27 when he chaired a meeting to praise Xi’s new industrialisation ethos read more The minister behind China’s tech revolution has been missing in action for two months. Jin Zhuanglong, the Chinese minister of industry and information technology…
China has removed Jin Zhuanglong as party chief of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, two months after he disappeared from public view. He has been replaced by Li Lecheng, 59, the governor of the struggling northeastern rust-belt province of Liaoning, according to the ministry’s website. He was also removed from a list of…
As foreign investment slows and the confrontation between the US and China over tech increases, the Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Jin Zhuanglong, invited Apple (AAPL, Financial) to increase its investment in innovation within China. When meeting Apple CEO Tim Cook recently, Jin stressed Apple’s position in China’s technology chain, encouraging the company…
Following a meeting with Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Apple (AAPL, Financials) CEO Tim Cook promised further investment in China, according to a government WeChat statement. Cook underlined Apple’s intentions to increase its Chinese investment and stressed the company’s responsibility in helping the Chinese supply chain to grow. Particularly in areas like…
China’s first domestically built 300-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine – used for generating electricity and powering warships – has passed an ignition test. It marks a key milestone for the Chinese technology, which was said to lag behind that of the West by about 30 years when the project began in 2016. The team’s rapid progress…