China’s leaders approved an economic blueprint for the next five years that emphasizes “technology self-reliance,” a defiant message in the face of intensifying U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms.

“Technology self-reliance is the strategic support for national development,” said a communiqué released Thursday by a closed-door conclave of senior Communist Party officials.

The…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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