Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.
It’s more that the economy in China is largely state driven, and the state also controls the golden share in all large private companies and has people on the boards of them. China is not a capitalist country where companies get to decide how to operate. They exist to serve the interests of the nation.
Chinese corporation invest in R&D, like Americans did when it was GREAT. Now corporations invest in CEO salaries and stock buybacks.
It’s more that the economy in China is largely state driven, and the state also controls the golden share in all large private companies and has people on the boards of them. China is not a capitalist country where companies get to decide how to operate. They exist to serve the interests of the nation.
https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/chinas-private-sector-has-lost-ground-state-sector-has-gained-share-among