BEIJING -- Companies targeted by U.S. sanctions are featuring prominently at the annual meeting of China's parliament that started here Sunday, underscoring Beijing's push for independent semiconductor and commodity supply chains.
Defense, chip sectors newly represented while tech giants notably absent
Supersonic reconnaissance drones are seen at a military parade in Beijing in October 2019. Representatives of Chinese defense contractors targeted by U.S. sanctions are among those serving as delegates to the National People's Congress and the advisory Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. © Reuters
BEIJING -- Companies targeted by U.S. sanctions are featuring prominently at the annual meeting of China's parliament that started here Sunday, underscoring Beijing's push for independent semiconductor and commodity supply chains.