Book Description

Provided revealing insights into China's advancement as both a tech. producer & innovator, & into the related challenges to U.S. tech. leadership. Examined how these dev'ts. may affect the U.S. economy, standard of living & nat. security. Heard from rep. of Calif.'s tech. & venture capital firms, trade assocs. for the electronics, semiconductor, & info. tech. ind., & specialists on China's tech. dev't. strategies & U.S. tech. trends. Officials from the State Dept. & the NSF presented their agencies' assessment of China's science & tech. trajectory. Discussed China's ongoing weaknesses in protecting intellectual property rights & the implications for U.S. industry. Also, analysis of the close link between U.S. military superiority & U.S. tech. leadership. Illus.