Nation needs own tech know-how to control its own fate

Editor's note: Some Chinese entrepreneurs no longer regard the Silicon Valley as the Holy Land for innovation, because of the flourishing of dozens of innovation centers at home, comments Niutanqin, a popular columnist, in a post. Excerpts:

Although their scale and influence may still be incomparable to that of Silicon Valley in the United States, China's innovation centers have shown a strong development momentum.

Many Westerners still think made-in-China means cheap copycats, but the number of world-class enterprises from China has increased steadily over recent years, and they are reshaping the country's industrial and business landscape slowly but surely.