Government Agenda, Subsidies Drive Exponential Increase in Chinese Patent Filings

Government Agenda, Subsidies Drive Exponential Increase in Chinese Patent Filings
Buses drive on a section of the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge on Oct. 24, 2018. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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A Chinese media blitz has promoted the recent official opening of a bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau, and the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai as a sign of China’s accomplishments in technological innovation, given the sheer number of patents filed during the bridge’s construction.

But those patents were made possible through heavy government support.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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