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Spread Thin: China’s Science and Technology Spending in an Economic Slowdown
China's economic slowdown will likely force Beijing to channel S&T funding toward a narrower core of national security-relevant companies and priorities.
Research Analyst
Laura is a Research Analyst with Rhodium Group’s China Projects Team, focusing on China’s innovation ecosystem and external economic engagement.
ChinaPrior to joining Rhodium, she was a research assistant with the Global Development Policy Center – Global China Initiative at Boston University, where she contributed to the Center’s work on China’s development finance and decarbonizing the Belt and Road Initiative. Laura holds a Master’s degree in Global Policy from Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University.
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China's economic slowdown will likely force Beijing to channel S&T funding toward a narrower core of national security-relevant companies and priorities.
Report
This report describes the changes in China’s global outbound foreign direct investment since 2017 and analyzes its implications for host countries from an ESG perspective