China's transition from a country that follows the world's technological trends to one that sets them, is no longer a blueprint -- it's a reality.
The 2017 EU R&D Scoreboard recently shows that worldwide companies' R&D investment increased by 5.8% over the previous year, the sixth consecutive year of significant increases.
Among them, the companies headquartered in the EU increased their R&D investments more than the global average up to 7.0%. This increase is similar to the US 7.2% and substantially above Japan -3.0%. Chinese companies increased their R&D investment by 18.8%.
