China’s massive increases in spending on R&D and on developing the scientific infrastructure have been well documented, but until now it was considered that the West still had the edge in terms of innovation.
While China is increasing its innovation capacity, the common view is that inward investment and trade patterns show it still lags in terms of technological sophistication, with more focus on the lower end of R&D.
But a study published this week, using patent activity to assess innovation activity in China, presents new evidence on how technologically advanced the country is. While other research has used patents as a tool for studying innovation, this work goes beyond counting patents, to look at citations from patents to the scientific literature.
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Author: Nuala Moran
