China?US Science and Technology Competitiveness Assessment Report 2020

Since 2018, the Sino-US trade dispute has been escalating. The contest for science and technology (S&T) and innovation is not only underlying the trade dispute between the two largest economic powers but is also a critical factor in determining whether China can win this trade war". Notably, after the "ZTE event" and "Huawei event", a spotlight has been placed on the size of the gap between the two countries in S&T, and especially on the performance of S&T innovation. This study will introduce the competitiveness in S&T--a multifaceted concept, and its evaluation index. Then a comparison will be made on the differences in S&T development between China and the United States, which will focus on S&T in the aspects of human resources, financial resources,scientific research, technological innovation and internationalization, based on detailed and authoritative statistical data, as well as the in-depth analysis of high-tech industries, such as the equipment manufacturing industry and the information and communications technology industry"--