Is China Open to Adopting a Culture of Innovation?
Beset by regulatory issues and barriers to international collaboration, the country still faces challenges in commercializing basic research.
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Many US Scientists Say Security Measures Against China and Others Go Too Far
For years, big advances in science and technology have propelled economic growth world-wide. Now, as geopolitical tensions mount, leaders of the US scientific community fret that rising government security measures may kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
Space and Technology Were Big Winners at China's 20th Party Congress
China's top leadership changes reflect the prioritization of space, science, and technology.
What Xi Jinping's Third Term Means for Science
At the Chinese Communist Party's 20th congress, Xi laid out his vision for science and innovation to drive the country's growth.
The role of the past: Policy feedback and citizens' acceptance of information communication technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic in China
The role of the past: Policy feedback and citizens' acceptance of information communication technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic in China
China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies
China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies
Ambitious $746 million program aims to complement big neuroscience projects in Europe and the United States.
China's Research Evaluation Reform: What Are the Consequences for Global Science?
China's Research Evaluation Reform: What Are the Consequences for Global Science?
China created a research evaluation system based on publications indexed in the SCI and on the Journal Impact Factor, which helped China become the largest contributor to scientific literature and increase the position of its universities in global rankings.
China Overtakes the US in Scientific Research Output
Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world's scientific papers, eclipsing the US.
When I Hit Obstacles on My Academic Journey, I Learned to Keep Trying and Embrace the Unexpected
When I Hit Obstacles on My Academic Journey, I Learned to Keep Trying and Embrace the Unexpected
With perseverance and adaptability, this scientist found his way forward.
Newly Identified Langya Virus Tracked After China Reports Dozens of Cases
Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans.
A Helping Hand From the Government? How Public Research Funding Affects Academic Output in Less-Prestigious Universities in China
A Helping Hand From the Government? How Public Research Funding Affects Academic Output in Less-Prestigious Universities in China
This study, proposes that the positive impact of public funds is much weaker in less-prestigious universities than in prestigious ones, and that overdependence on public research funding in fact even hurts academic output quality in less-prestigious universities.
Nature Index Annual Tables 2022: China's Research Spending Pays off
Experts say the country's strong scientific performance is likely to be sustained in the coming years.
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.
The Countries Maintaining Research Ties with Russia Despite Ukraine
The Countries Maintaining Research Ties with Russia Despite Ukraine
Many Western nations are severing scientific links - but it's a different story in China, India and South Africa.
Europe Needs to Understand Chinese Research - or Risks Being Exploited
The EU urgently needs better intelligence about China's science and technology system to avoid being taken advantage of, warns a new report.
US Set to Impose Limits on China's Thousand Talents Programme
Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape.
China Creates Vast Research Infrastructure to Support Ambitious Climate Goals
Monkey-brain Study with Link to China's Military Roils Top European University
Monkey-brain Study with Link to China's Military Roils Top European University
A professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection. This ist the latest example of how China's pursuit of military-civilian technology is tapping into Western academia in the strategically sensitive area of biotechnology.
China's Data-Driven Dream to Overhaul Health Care
Collaborations between AI researchers and China's medical workers are helping to combat diseases such as diabetes and COVID-19.
China's Clampdown on Fake-paper Factories Picks Up Speed
As part of a misconduct crackdown, Chinese funders are penalizing researchers who commission sham journal articles from 'paper mills', but some say the measures still don't go far enough.
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