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![FT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::18949452.png) Financial Times [@FT](/creator/twitter/FT) on x 6.2M followers
Created: 2025-07-08 15:37:27 UTC

China has risen to be a global powerhouse, the world’s second-biggest economy and one of two true military superpowers. Yet, as the country’s leaders in Beijing are acutely aware, the nation has not been able to overcome dozens of industrial 'choke points'

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