Addressing the "2019 National Manufacturing Powerhouse Construction Expert Forum (Ningbo)" in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on October 15, Zhou Ji, President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said that the CAE had recently assessed the value chains of 26 manufacturing sub-sectors. He said of the sub-sectors  

Six are “self-controllable”

10 are “safe and controllable”

Two have “a high degree of foreign reliance”

Eight have “an extremely high degree of foreign reliance”

Zhou Ji didn’t specify which sub-sectors were considered vulnerable, but he did specify six technologies that China needs to develop to ensure it achieves its manufacturing superpower ambition:

High-end chips

Software

Key materials

5G

Artificial intelligence

Integrated circuits

Zhou Ji also suggested that the same State Council group that oversaw the Made in China 2025 initiative should develop policies to support development of the six technologies listed above.

(Comment: There is a consensus in Beijing that China must become self-reliant in key technologies.)