Finland’s Prime Minister has said that Europe is “too dependent” on China for technology.

According to reports by Reuters, speaking at a start-up event in Helsinki, Sanna Marin said Europe should learn from the ongoing energy crisis in Europe, which is a result of depending on Russia for gas supplies, as well as the lack of medical supplies during the Covid pandemic.

"Let's be honest, we have vulnerabilities already. We see it when we look at chips or semiconductors, we are too dependent," Marin said.

She continued: “We have to make sure that we have the capabilities and the knowledge to build these technologies and not be dependent on China and other authoritarian countries that have a different logic than democratic countries have.”

Marin said Europe needs to invest more in developing its own technology in areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

"I really worry about this technology part because I fear we are making the same mistakes with technology and digital solutions and also raw materials we need to build these technologies," she said.

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