Deep Dive into Qiushi's Latest Edition: How to Build Future Industries? What are China's Fault-lines in Basic Research? How are LLMs Impacting Knowledge? What's Driving Japan's 'Neo-Militarism'?

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Hi folks,In today’s edition, since I found little interesting in the paper, I am offering breakdowns of interesting articles in the latest edition of the Qiushi journal. I am covering four articles below:The first one is by the journal’s editorial department on China’s approach to future industries.The second is by Zhang Jun on the importance of basic/foundational research for cultivating future industries. He is quite critical in this regard.Third, there’s a piece by Sun Maosong talking about the impact of LLMs and generative AI on knowledge production.Finally, I am briefly discussing the foreign affairs article in the journal, which deals with Japan’s so-called “neo-militarism”.I am also offering some takeaways from my perspective on some these articles. I hope you enjoy this format. If it works, I might continue this for future editions of the journal.Cheers,ManojIn the latest edition of Qiushi, the lead article was an excerpt of a speech that Xi Jinping delivered during the 24th collective study session of the Politburo in January 2026. The speech focussed on cultivating future industries. Sinocism has the full translation of Xi’s article.The journal’s editorial department also has an interesting take on future industries, which I am sharing below. Instead of the full text, I am covering some of the key points.“Developing future industries cannot mean trying to cover everything and exerting force equally in all directions; it is imperative to clarify the direction and accurately identify the priorities. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee propos…