Abstract
AbstractThe economy of the People’s Republic of China has gone through four stages since 1978. At that time, the challenge was to deal with outdated production tools and models. The upgrade took shape with the Sino-foreign joint-ventures; foreign partners were asked to bring new tech to access the Chinese market. The second stage was for Chinese partners to absorb and assimilate this new knowledge. The third stage was to reproduce this knowledge outside the joint-venture thanks to staff moves. In parallel, Chinese authorities started to build the basis of a truly national system of innovation capable of indigenous innovation. The chapter concludes with statistical evidence of progress made both at the inception of the innovation process with the production of scientific articles, and at the end with the number of patent applications.KeywordsPublic policyUpgradingSino-foreign joint-ventureLearningCatch-upDiaspora
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