China 2021-2025 Development to Be Technology-Driven: Times

China has made technological development and the upgrading of industry the focus of its next stage of growth as it seeks to diversify from reliance on labor-intensive industries and tourism, the Global Times commented in an editorial. Suppression by the U.S., particularly against China's technology industry, is the biggest threat, although the U.S. has been weakened by the pandemic, the newspaper said. China has also set a goal of building a first-class military to protect its national interests and to counter U.S. hostility, the Times said. The editorial was published during the Oct. 26-29 Fifth Plenary Session of the Communist Party, where delegates meet to discuss the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" and long-term goals through to 2035.