CommentaryWith China facing a shortage of professional talent, a specific conference was held to address the situation, which indicated a fundamental problem of the Chinese government.From Sept. 27 to 28, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a Central Talent Work Conference. The importance of the conference was shown by the participation of all seven members of the Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau of the CCP.Given that its technology companies have been sanctioned one after another, the senior members of the CCP put forward the slogan of “independent innovation in science and technology.”Despite this, Xi’s speech at the conference...