Infographic: The emerging scientific landscape of China

China with its unprecedented scientific and technological growth is now regarded as an emerging superpower. It is one of the leading global scientific forces and is giving fierce competition to developed countries such as the U.S. China’s rising influence and impact on global science has drawn everyone’s attention to the scientific landscape of the country. This infographic captures the recent trends and developments of the nation.

Feel free to download a PDF version of the infographic and use it as a handy reference.

References:

• Infographic: China’s advances in science and technology
• China Drives International Patent Applications to Record Heights; Demand Rising for Trademark and Industrial Design Protection
• China by the numbers 

• The STM Report: An overview of scientific and scholarly publishing

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• China’s performance in global R&D
• Is China becoming the global leader in scientific research and publishing?
• China’s reversing brain drain: Why Chinese researchers are choosing to return to China