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Increasingly stringent controls on overseas research into China have made it difficult for many academics, including those in Switzerland, to carry on their work. These scholars say Switzerland should do more to support them.
China’s top leader has called for efforts to deepen international collaboration in basic science following a major funding boost that signals the government's strategic priorities for the next phase of its innovation drive.
Some want reproachment with Beijing, but others in Europe are wary of rekindling research and technology collaboration.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to stop paying to publish their papers in international free-to-read journals it regards as too expensive amid effort to grow the country’s own journals.
Here’s how EU research participation rules are changing, starting this year.
Draft Horizon Europe plan cites lack of IP protections and Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy.
Science minister heads to Beijing with university leaders, pledging government will “never compromise national security”.
For decades, Western scientists and policymakers dismissed China’s research boom as a matter of quantity over quality. Those days are over. In 2024, China achieved what seemed impossible just a few years ago, overtaking the United States in the number of publications appearing in the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
Amidst global environmental and energy crises, China has institutionalized its Ecological Civilisation as a transformative governance paradigm, synergising multiple policy instruments with environmental modernization. This paper utilises Grounded Theory to systematically analyse 56 environmental policies with significant energy governance components.
The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation.
The country also leads in patent filings and the number of AI researchers.
