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Global Times: Why should we start investing in future industries now?
China emphasizes early investment in quantum computing, nuclear fusion, and brain-computer interfaces to avoid strategic disadvantages and secure future technology leadership.
- A netizen's question about investing in future industries sparks debate on urgent, long-term action to avoid losing brief windows to major countries and economies.
- China’s long-term policies and national major science and technology projects enabled advantages in 5G and the new energy vehicle industry, with over 30 years of BeiDou system development, the article notes.
- Emerging technologies exhibit both high uncertainty and transformative potential as quantum technology, controllable nuclear fusion and brain-computer interfaces remain immature and face unpredictable breakthroughs with shortened commercialization cycles.
- Leading today in frontier tech secures future dominance as Chinese President Xi Jinping highlights China's total R&D expenditure and R&D personnel growth, arguing leaders will gain voice in future standards and products.
- To capture opportunities, the piece urges long-termism and decisive action, emphasizing local governments must adapt policies with diversified investment and risk-sharing mechanisms to avoid redundant competition.
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Global Times: Why should we start investing in future industries now?
BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A netizen from people.com.cn recently asked: Many people feel that future industries are still far from our daily lives, so why invest so many resources now to promote them?
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution66% Center
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C 66%
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