China boosts science budget: is it listening to everything Elon Musk says?
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Beijing says greater allocation reflects importance of science and tech self-reliance in driving China’s economy and its rivalry with the US.

The priorities outlined in drafts of China’s 2026 budget and next five-year plan overlap heavily with the ambitious projects championed by Elon Musk, including the Starlink constellation, electric vehicles, Neuralink interfaces and artificial intelligence. With Beijing allocating 426.42 billion yuan (US$61.7 billion) for the sector, it is positioning frontiers such as future energy, brain-computer interfaces and satellite internet as China’s future industries, with the nation doubling down on…

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