The increasing cost of developing high-tech products is only one of the reasons why technological choice is on the wane.

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The transition to developing high-tech Chinese products is occurring in the automobile industry, and a key approach is to use joint ventures.

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But high-tech militaries are developing or have already deployed precursors that illustrate the push toward greater autonomy for machines on the battlefield.

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Last year his group and the Hong Kong government announced that they were jointly developing the multi-billion dollar CyberPort, a high-tech incubation project.

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At the new technical center near Shanghai, GM and its Chinese partners are jointly developing new cars based on GM components, including such high-tech elements as electric-car batteries, dual-clutch transmissions and lightweight materials.

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On the one hand, the country recognizes the Internet's importance towards developing a modern knowledge economy, and has set up a high-tech zone called the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) to drive the country's online initiatives.

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But his proposals to import more mainland high-tech talent and coordinate with Guangdong province on combating cross-border pollution and developing the Pearl River delta are important first steps.

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"This bill will allow multiple private companies to move forward with developing this capability, " he said, adding that tax money will be saved and "thousands of new high-tech jobs" will be created in those companies.

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