Collaborative relations between the U.S. and China promote innovation, driving advancements in key industries

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Collaborative relations between the U.S. and China promote innovation, driving advancements in key industries

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Competition between the US and China is a key driver of innovation, especially in emerging research areas

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US–China partnerships bring strength in numbers to big science projects
If cancer is ever to be beaten, says Li, the United States and China need each other. “If the United States and China work together, the rest of the world will come. And then you can really accelerate the pace of innovation,” he says. “I think it is realistic to say that we could perhaps see a cure for cancer in this lifetime.”
Collaborative research between China and the United States remains strong. In the Nature Index, which tracks output in 82 selected natural-sciences journals, the two nations are each other’s most important collaborative partners. Between 2015 and 2020, the number of papers co-authored by China and the United States leapt from 3,412 to 5,213 — more than any other country pairing in the Index.

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Improve relations with China

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Collaborative activities between the US and China pose risks to data security and technology transfer

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Arguments for improving trade relations with China

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US-China trade relations

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China Relations

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Improve relations with China

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Prohibiting U.S. investments in China's semiconductor and AI industries interferes global technological advancement by limiting opportunities for international collaboration

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