Summary of the General Discussion on “Effects of National Science and Technology Programs on Innovation in Chinese Firms”

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March 01 2019 Summary of the General Discussion on “Effects of National Science and Technology Programs on Innovation in Chinese Firms” Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2019 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2019Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2019) 18 (1): 243–244. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00681 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Summary of the General Discussion on “Effects of National Science and Technology Programs on Innovation in Chinese Firms”. Asian Economic Papers 2019; 18 (1): 243–244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00681 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search The general discussion began with several questions regarding the direction of China's innovation policy. First, Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista asked the authors to provide more discussion of China's shift from policies focused on the support of industrialization to policies focused on technology and innovation implemented through direct intervention. Gochoco-Bautista noted that increasingly active government intervention in innovation by China stands in contrast with current discussions in the Philippines about the potential removal of tax holidays that are provided to pioneering firms. Kiichiro Fukusaku also pushed the authors to further elaborate on China's technology policies and to provide firm information that would shed light on industry strategy. To begin, Fukusaku noted that the distinction between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non-SOE firms may not be as stark as imagined. For example, Fukusaku described the coordinated operations of SINOPEC, an SOE holding company, and other firms that are privatized entities, asking whether the SOE... You do not currently have access to this content.