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Two of the topics addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the opening speech of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China concerned the possibility of using force to gain control over the island of Taiwan and the need to “increase efforts” to develop autonomously. fundamental technologies at an economic and military level, such as that for manufacturing microchips. The two speeches are more related than it seems and in particular they are linked to a measure announced by the United States and the administration of President Joe Biden a few days before the Chinese Congress: the United...
