self-reliance

Example Sentences

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This increased focus on Hong Kong comes as the Chinese government in Beijing is aiming for the country to achieve more "technology self-reliance".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

As the 15th Five-Year Plan has laid out, the key focuses are on improving industrial modernization, improving technological self-reliance, and ramping up domestic demand.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"Our ancestors even wore it into battle. It represents Indigenous technology and self-reliance."

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

By focusing on magnets instead, one of the most widely used rare-earth products, India aims to achieve self-reliance more quickly.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

There was not only a sense of history at the World Trade Centre, but of self-reliance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela