Scientific and technological flows between the United States and China / Jon Schmid, Nathaniel Edenfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmid, Jon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology and international relations--China.

Technology and international relations.

Technology and international relations--United States.

Technology and state--China.

Technology and state.

Technology and state--United States.

Technology transfer--China.

Technology transfer.

China.

United States.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

Scientific and technological competition has emerged as a front on which strategic competition between the United States and China is contested. Scientific and technological dominance — the prize of this competition — has been recognized as a national priority by high-level leadership from both countries. This dominance can be attained in two primary ways: A country can rely on its domestic scientific and technology innovation resources and activities, or it can leverage foreign scientific and technological assets. The researchers focused on the second approach for this study; in this report, they describe the benefits and liabilities associated with U.S.-Chinese scientific research collaboration. Specifically, the researchers investigated three types of flows between the United States and China: the inflow of U.S. technology inputs into Chinese military technology, the bilateral movement of scientific researchers between the United States and China, and scientific collaboration between researchers based in the United States and those based in China.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Identifying the Sources of Technological Inputs to Chinese Military Technology

Chapter Three: Assessing the Flow of Academic Researchers Between the United States and China

Chapter Four: Exploration of the Potential Risks and Benefits of China-U.S. Collaboration in Aerospace Research

Chapter Five: Conclusion