China sees slower R&D growth in 2020 as government spending on science and technology fell amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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Sep 22 2021 at 9:00 AM GMT
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- Research and development spending made up a record 24 per cent of China’s economy in 2020, according to government statistics, moving closer to levels of R&D intensity in other advanced economies as spending slowed down as a result of interruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
- China spent a total of 2 43 trillion yuan (US$375.7 billion) on R&D in 2020, up 10.
- 2 per cent from the previous year, according to a report published jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Science….
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- Published Sep 22, 2021 9:00 AM GMT