East-West Center in the News

(2011-06-20) “The U.S. retains a strong lead in overall innovative capacity, and China still has a long way to go to close the innovation gap,” Ernst said.

Instead, he said, China’s progress in innovation should be seen as a wake-up call for America: “Rather than fearing China and blaming it for our problems, we need to focus constructively on how this relationship can be improved.”

... “Trade diplomacy and national innovation strategy are interrelated, and hence we need to pursue them simultaneously,” he testified. “Corrective action needs to start now, but there is still time to adjust policies and corporate strategies to the new challenges of an increasingly multi-polar global knowledge economy.”