China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
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China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
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Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#2Can those numbers be trusted?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/21/nobody-knows-anything-a...
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#3In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#4Can those numbers be trusted? https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/21/nobody-knows-anything-a...
At the very least we know Chinese companies (and by extension, the government) do indeed spend a lot on research, development and production.
The sheer amount of tech made and shipped from China is astonishing. And the quality has massively improved, while prices stay low. Everything from amazing BGA reballing stations to high quality solar panels and power tools.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#5Can those numbers be trusted? https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/21/nobody-knows-anything-a...
Most R&D are gov sponsored and comes with receipts, so they are mostly true.
Of course a decent amount get lost due to corruption, but that's always the case.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#6In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression.
> In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression.
I wouldn't say it's that clear cut. Even if the R&D is not directly for technology for repression, it increases that power and prestige of a state that has few qualms with using repression for political ends. Those increases could mean that other states will come under its influence or emulate its repressive example (when they would have otherwise emulated less-repressive or non-repressive examples).
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#7I think this is a very good move for China and think the US should match it.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#8In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression.
> In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression. I wouldn't say it's that clear cut. Even if the R&D is not directly for technology for repression, it increases that power and prestige of a state that has few qualms with using repression for political ends. Those increases could mean that other states will come under its influence or em…
Can you give an example of a significant power, any time in history, that did have a lot of qualms with using repression for political ends?
Even the Athenians had slaves.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#9In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression.
I wonder if anyone has tried to measure repression's "drag coefficient" effect on creativity.
Re: China again boosts R&D spending by more than 10%
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In principal this is good for humanity so long as the research isn’t directed towards tools to improve efficiency of repression. I wouldn't say it's that clear cut. Even if the R&D is not directly for technology for repression, it increases that power and prestige of a state that has few qualms with using repression for political ends. Those increases could mean that other states will come under its influence or em…
Can you give an example of a significant power, any time in history, that did have a lot of qualms with using repression for political ends? Even the Athenians had slaves.
The EU?