Napoleon once said that when China awakes, the world will notice. This is already evident economically and geopolitically. Scholarly progress can emerge through productive competition – a friendly version of the Cold War’s space race. China’s rise is good news, and the right policy is to embrace openness.
“A scholarly superpower: China has the resources and determination to become the world’s academic leader.” Policy Forum (Australian National University), 23 Aug 2016, with Asit K. Biswas.
“China can be world’s academic leader.” The Straits Times (Singapore), 13 Sept 2016, with Asit K. Biswas.
http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/china-can-be-worlds-academic-leader