China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century

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The United States tops the remaining areas in an assessment of 74 technologies.

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  1. Xiaoying You

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China is leading research in nearly 90% of the crucial technologies that “significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a country’s national interests”, according to a technology tracker run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) — an independent think tank.

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Nature 649, 13-14 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-04048-7

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