Published: September 29th, 2021,
Last updated: September 29th, 2021
China has long since ceased to be merely the global workbench. The People’s Republic is striving for global leadership in electric cars, IT, and many other high-tech fields. The promotion of innovation, research, and science is high on Beijing’s agenda. But scientists must not repeat the mistakes of corporate leaders, warns Almuth Wietholtz-Eisert of the Leibniz Association in our interview. While scientific collaboration with China should be regarded as something positive, it should not lead to one-sided technology transfer and support for the repressive goals of the CCP. However, when it comes to funding science, Europe could learn a thing or two from China.