中國創新投資後來居上 後期研發支出已超越美國

While the US remains central to innovation research, China has become the biggest spender on later-stage development, a Boston Consulting Group study released last Monday shows.

波士頓諮詢集團上週一發布的一份研究報告顯示，雖然美國仍然處於創新研究的中心，但中國已成爲在後期研發上支出最多的國家。

China is expected to invest up to twice as much as the US, or $658 billion, in the back end of the research and development chain by 2018, focusing on translating basic and applied research into commercial products and new manufacturing processes.

到2018年，中國有望在後端研發鏈領域投入6580億美元，達美國的兩倍。中國在後端研發鏈領域的投入主要着力於將基本應用研究轉化爲商用產品和新的製造工藝。

US leadership in industrial innovation "looks far less secure", despite its push in front-end R&D investment, the report concluded.

報告總結稱，雖然美國努力推動前端研發投資，但其在工業創新領域的領先優勢看起來遠沒有那麼穩固。

The report suggested academic research should align with the interests of manufacturing industries.

該報告認爲，學術研究應該與製造業的利益相一致。

The surge in research spending comes as part of the country's decade-long efforts to upgrade its manufacturing sector.

研究支出的激增，部分原因是中國十年來在升級製造業方面的努力。

The world's second largest economy now ranks ninth according to the number of domestically domiciled high-tech public companies.

現在，這一世界第二大經濟體在國內註冊的高科技上市公司的數量位居全世界第九。

Innovation has sprawled out in diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, drones, e-commerce, electronic vehicles, mobile telecommunications, high-speed rail, robotics and supercomputing.

創新已經延伸到包括人工智能、生物技術、無人機、電子商務、電動汽車、移動電信、高速鐵路、機器人和超級運算在內的多個領域。