Xi urges China to advance tech self-reliance, Taiwan unification

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country Monday to accelerate self-reliance capabilities in technology and innovation-driven development, and vowed to “unswervingly advance the process of reunification” with democratically-ruled Taiwan.

Xi was addressing the closing ceremony of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which saw him winning an unprecedented third term with a loyalist-stacked inner circle.