0wed12 t1_iu8m0c5 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Reply to comment by DiggoryDug in Federal bans aren't stopping US states from buying forbidden Chinese kit by Sorin61

They are already superior in some techs like 5G, IA, biotechs and quantum computing.

People are coping if they think most of their technology is still just a 'copy' of american technology when even the US have not discovered it yet.

EDIT : Downvoting because it goes against your preconceived narrative won't change the facts btw.

AlanzAlda t1_iu9g5u8 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:22 PM

The metrics cited, namely spending and number of papers submitted, do not necessarily mean they are "superior".. it means they are spending more and have more researchers working on it.

Quantity is not the same as quality.

0wed12 t1_iu9ngab wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Except it's not just number of research papers, but also the most cited papers through international systematic reviews or academic journals which is a good metric for quality.

https://www.science.org/content/article/china-rises-first-place-most-cited-papers

AlanzAlda t1_iu9ra8u wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:40 PM

From the top of that article.. "Other methods to gauge scientific prowess still put the United States somewhat ahead"

This does not imply your original statement of Chinese research superiority.