2023 Review: China vs US, Who is Winning in Key Tech Domains?
Let’s walk through the progress China has made during this passing year in areas where the US still occupies the prime spot.
Is the US’s technology war successfully curbing China’s tech rise?
In the List of Critical and Emerging Technologies released by ASPI, a well-known Australian think tank, China takes the lead in 53 categories of cutting-edge technologies. At the same time, the USA claims the remaining 11. Notably, according to the list, China dominates in areas like advanced materials and manufacturing, energy and environment, and advanced information and communication technologies and enjoys a sizable advantage in defense, space, robotics, transportation, and quantum technology.
On the other hand, artificial intelligence technologies and biotechnology, gene technology, and vaccines emerge as the battlegrounds where these two powers fiercely compete for supremacy. With all those exciting advances, however, there are still areas where it falls behind the United States. For example, the US holds the edge when it comes to natural langua…
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