In a lengthy joint statement, Moscow and Beijing pledged closer cooperation on satellite internet technologies and joint work on software development and open-source initiatives — part of a broader effort to reduce reliance on Western technology and build a more independent technological ecosystem capable of competing with countries both states consider “unfriendly.”

Source: The Record — read the full report at the original publisher.

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