AS CHINA’S CATCH-UP ERA ENDS, WHAT’S STANDING IN THE WAY OF TECH INNOVATION?

As China’s era of catch-up growth fades, experts warn that profound issues in research culture and institutional incentives may hamstring the country’s ambition to become a leader in scientific innovation. In a dialogue held at the Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) last month, leading scholars discussed the hurdles China faces with Kevin Kelly, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine.

News - South China Morning Post reports that as China’s era of catch-up growth fades, experts warn that profound issues in research culture and institutional incentives may hamstring the country’s ambition to become a leader in scientific innovation.

The report adds: In a dialogue held at the Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) last month, leading scholars discussed the hurdles China faces with Kevin Kelly, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine.

Lu Bai, a neurobiologist and the president of SANS, noted that China had been able to use...

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