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China now rivals US as global science powerhouse
Original: China has become a global science powerhouse: top in patent applications and Nature Index, with R&D spending rivalling t
China now leads the world in patent applications and tops the Nature Index, while its research and development spending rivals that of the United States. Under the new five-year plan, Xi Jinping is directing investment toward basic research and frontier technologies including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and fusion energy, cementing China's shift from manufacturing hub to scientific leader.
Why now: New data showing China leading key science metrics and its state push into frontier technologies is drawing attention to the shifting global balance of research power.
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- China has become a global science powerhouse: top in patent applications and Nature Index, with R&D spending rivalling the US. Xi is pushing basic research and frontier tech (AI, quantum, fusion) under the new five-year plan. https://www. nature.com/articles/d41586-026 -03222-9… · yogthos@social.marxist.network · 5
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