“I asked Rao about the effects of Trump’s cuts to science. “It’s very stupid,” he said. “Invention doesn’t come out of the blue.” He gave an example: if the U.S. reduces funding for cancer research, “it would now be natural that China might invent a cancer vaccine before the U.S.”
The Future, Made in ChinaBeijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications.www.newyorker.com