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The Sources of China’s Innovativeness: Why China's "Unstoppable" Innovation Powerhouse Might Falter
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract Western governments appear to fear that China is an innovation powerhouse on an almost unstoppable path to dominating future technologies. This is quite a turnaround. Only a few years ago, Western policies were crafted on the assumption that China was a copycat incapable of innovation. A focus on... view more
Western governments appear to fear that China is an innovation powerhouse on an almost unstoppable path to dominating future technologies. This is quite a turnaround. Only a few years ago, Western policies were crafted on the assumption that China was a copycat incapable of innovation. A focus on Intellectual Property theft as the Chinese "sin" that drove China's technological development led many in the West to miss what I have identified as the "Five Virtues" that have made China the innovation powerhouse it is today. China's future success is not inevitable, however, but dependent on a delicate policy ecosystem.... view less
Keywords
China; innovation capacity; innovation; future viability; technology; policy on technology
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
15 p.
Series
DGAP Analysis, 5
ISSN
1611-7034
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0