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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ken Moritsugu

China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress

China Congress - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

While much of the world’s attention is on the Iran war, that hasn’t stopped China from moving ahead with national priorities with global repercussions.

Not that China doesn’t care about the war and its impact on energy supplies and geopolitics. But for the world's second largest economy, its growing rivalry with the United States revolves around a different battle: the development of the cutting-edge technologies shaping the 21st century.

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