China’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology can address the “essential demand” in key real-world scenarios, which constitutes the core competitiveness for us to expand globally. Looking ahead, we must also strive to take the lead in breakthroughs in foundational technological innovation, Liu Qingfeng, a deputy to 14th National People’s Congress and chairman of Chinese tech firm iFLYTEK, told the Global Times on the sidelines of the ongoing “two sessions.”