For 80 years, the U.S. operated the most productive scientific and technological enterprise in human history.
But China has now passed the US in spending on scientific research and development, and the U.S. government is cutting funding and discouraging scientist immigrants.
https://theconversation.com/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-scientific-ranking-and-clout-280543
@TheConversationUS I also wouldn’t be surprised if China gets more scientific output for the same currency spend, than the US
@chrisvest @TheConversationUS even if this was measurable, does anyone really think that more planned centralization (trying to avoid "totalitarian") is a valid way of doing science? If people complain that Trump gets to dictate what is valid science or not, why would anyone ever think the Xi Jinping is doing any better. Unfortunately it is not even the CCP anymore, it is as unilateral as it could get.
