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Unplug ‘Great Firewall’ to help China compete, Shanghai lawmaker says
Legislator Mao Xiangdong calls for lifting of internet restrictions in free-trade zones, financial districts and universities.
Shanghai should “continue to learn new technologies from developed countries”, Mao said, according to Toutiao, a popular news and information aggregation site. He added that the mission of building China into an international economic, financial, trade, shipping, science and tech innovation centre – as envisioned by President Xi Jinping – required “global exchanges”. During an inspection trip to the city in December 2023, Xi discussed a “five-centres goal”, in which Shanghai should be a global hub based on the economy, finance, trade, shipping, and scientific and technological innovation.
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