This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_China


00:00:48 1 History
00:06:38 2 Techno-nationalism
00:09:16 3 Gross domestic expenditure on research and development
00:11:40 4 Institutions
00:15:08 5 National programmes
00:16:51 6 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:17:33 7 Education and R&D personnel
00:22:55 8 Chinese diaspora
00:23:44 9 Industrial espionage
00:24:20 10 International cooperation
00:25:21 11 Technology transfer and R&D by multinational corporations
00:27:36 12 Innovation
00:29:59 13 Procurement
00:30:37 14 Intellectual property
00:31:37 14.1 Patents
00:35:09 15 Standards
00:35:56 16 Academic publishing
00:41:29 17 State-owned enterprises
00:42:42 18 Corruption
00:44:04 19 Awards
00:44:39 20 Specific areas of R&D
00:45:20 20.1 Agriculture
00:46:21 20.2 Aquaculture and fishing
00:46:59 20.3 Chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology
00:49:10 20.4 Deep sea exploration
00:49:32 20.5 Electronics and information technology
00:50:07 20.5.1 Artificial intelligence
00:51:03 20.5.2 Drones and robotics
00:52:31 20.5.3 Software industry
00:54:41 20.5.4 Microprocessors
00:55:03 20.5.5 Supercomputing
00:56:50 20.5.6 Semiconductors
00:58:10 20.6 Energy
00:58:29 20.6.1 Power generation and transmission
01:00:07 20.7 Entertainment
01:01:54 20.8 Environment-friendly technologies
01:02:53 20.9 Health
01:03:02 20.9.1 Biotechnology and genetics
01:04:55 20.9.2 Brain research
01:06:25 20.9.3 Pharmaceuticals and medical technology
01:07:34 20.10 Machine tools
01:08:15 20.11 Military technology
01:11:04 20.11.1 History of China's hydrogen bomb
01:13:51 20.12 Mining and rare earth industry
01:15:19 20.13 Polar research
01:15:54 20.14 Space science
01:17:29 20.15 Textiles
01:17:56 20.16 Transportation
01:18:26 20.16.1 Commercial aircraft
01:18:52 20.16.2 Motor vehicles
01:19:45 20.16.3 Shipbuilding
01:20:13 20.16.4 Trains
01:21:00 21 See also
01:21:49 22 Source



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Science and technology in China have developed rapidly during the 1990s to 2010s. The Chinese government has placed emphasis through funding, reform, and societal status on science and technology as a fundamental part of the socio-economic development of the country as well as for national prestige. China has made rapid advances in areas such as education, infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, academic publishing, patents, and commercial applications and is now in some areas and by some measures a world leader. China is now increasingly targeting indigenous innovation and aims to reform remaining weaknesses.