Challenges to China's Academic STEM Research Ecosystem

July, 2021
IDA document: D-23835
FFRDC: Science and Technology Policy Institute
Type: Documents
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Xueying Han, Irina Liu, Gifford J. Wong, Richard P. Appelbaum See more authors
Although China has made significant strides in science and technology over the past few decades, it faces a variety of challenges in building and cultivating a research ecosystem that fosters innovation. To better understand these challenges, we conducted interviews with 40 Chinese STEM faculty researchers across institutions of higher education in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou.