Australian Study: China is outpacing the US in 37 of 44 critical and emerging technologies

China has a "stunning lead" ahead of the US in high-impact research across critical and emerging technologies, according to Canberra-based independent think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute, or ASPI.

The world's second-largest economy is leading the US in researching 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies across the defense, space, energy, and biotechnology sectors — including research of advanced aircraft engines, drones, and electric batteries — the ASPI said in its Thursday report. The US State Department partly funded the study.

The ASPI found that for a few fields, all of the world's top 10 research institutions are in China, and they collectively generate nine times more high-impact research papers than the second-ranked country — which is the US in many cases. In particular, China has the edge in defense and space-related technologies, the ASPI said.

"Western democracies are losing the global technological competition, including the race for scientific and research breakthroughs," the report, led by the institute's senior analyst Jamie Gaida, said.

China has a 'stunning lead' over the US in the research of 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies, new study finds (yahoo.com)

This is a concerning development both economically and militarily I would have to think. China is on course to be the global superpower if things don't change it looks like.

 

I think you approach it on several levels. First, funding needs to be aggressive. Second, DEI needs to be thrown in the trash can. We need to return to meritocracy in every institution involved with the tech arms race with China. And we need to understand that any future war with China is being fought right now based on how we are pacing them in the tech sector. It needs to be understood in Washington that we are at war with China because they have their sights set on a war with us.

We are pivoting our resources to green energy, while China is pivoting their resources to defeating us with superior military technologies. We need to go all in on beating China. You prevent the future war with China by having the technological upper hand. Green energy is not going to win us any wars.