China: Preferred location for Research and Development

admin | February 8, 2008 2:39 pm

Where is R&D going? China, of course.

Take a gander at the following article

Some highlights:

  1. Sixty-two percent of global companies ranked China first “as the most attractive location for prospective R&D.”
  2. Multinationals have set up 1,160 research institutions by the end of 2007.
  3. Total revenue of the hi-tech industry (foreign companies) exceeded 706 billion U.S. dollars.
  4. Patent applications as of 2006 put China fourth in the world.
  5. And here is the kicker: 40% of those applications came from foreign companies.

Yes, yes, globalization will raise all boats. The only boats I see rising are the foreign companies in China.

Now, why is China the most attractive location for prospective R&D? You get one guess.

And who’s supposed to buy all this hi-tech stuff?

Uncle Sam: “Give him another tax rebate, boys. Put it on my tab.”

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