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The Reality of Chinese Scientific Research

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The Reality of Chinese Scientific Research
A woman sits on her scooter in front of the Wanliu campus of Peking University in Beijing on May 16, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
Christopher Balding
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A perennial question about the rise of communist China is how much of a scientific power it has. Leaving aside politics, how to measure scientific output, impact, and quality is an incredibly difficult question.

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Christopher Balding
Christopher Balding
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Christopher Balding was a professor at the Fulbright University Vietnam and the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School. He specializes in the Chinese economy, financial markets, and technology. A senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, he lived in China and Vietnam for more than a decade before relocating to the United States.
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