tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972394133146300693.post4306520019225812321..comments2011-02-17T03:29:37.821-08:00Comments on China Brief: A review of perspectives on science and research in ChinaFACES China Briefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11299062013861739593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972394133146300693.post-27315848400216489842011-01-13T00:45:36.031-08:002011-01-13T00:45:36.031-08:00Thanks for your comment. My personal view is that ...Thanks for your comment. My personal view is that population is one of the most fundamental underlying problems China faces. Resources, a facet of which manifest in scientific funding, are too scarce for its current population. When there isn't enough to ensure survival, there is no leisure to dwell on the spiritual (for eg the spirit of science). The most significant/fundamental progress of China might be that in its demographics (and how it handles that progress relates to political and economic issues).FACES China Briefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299062013861739593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972394133146300693.post-85675981702849348002011-01-03T17:52:16.848-08:002011-01-03T17:52:16.848-08:00China said back in 2005, it's aim to move to a...China said back in 2005, it's aim to move to an innovation-driven economy by year 2020. There are a multitude of voice saying why this won't happen due to structural issues. 1. Cronyism / Corruption. 2. Falsification / Fraud. 3. The idea that Chinese education just does not prepare its students for innovation. <br /><br />But this does turn back to the eternal chicken / egg question, doesn't it? Can we have progress without structural change of the system? Can we have structural change without economic / technological progress?The Javascript Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088707675411722230noreply@blogger.com