Inside China's race for tech self-reliance

Korea Herald correspondent HEFEI, China — Far from slowing China's technological rise, US sanctions and export controls have accelerated Beijing's drive for self-reliance, pushing Chinese companies to build domestic alternatives across industries.

Landlocked Anhui province, west of Shanghai, has emerged as one of the clearest examples of that effort.

Home to a growing cluster of artificial intelligence, electric vehicle, battery and renewable energy companies, the province has transformed itself ...