Abstract
China likely surpassed the US in research funding for the first time in 2019, according to projections presented for a new report on the state of science in the US and worldwide. The 2020 Science and Engineering Indicators, the bible of science and engineering data, shows that this step is just the most recent development in a trend that began decades ago, when China began investing heavily in science research. The report is published by the US National Science Board (NSB), which puts out the congressionally mandated report every 2 years. “For the US to continue to play a leading role, we can’t be complacent in the face of these challenges. We must adapt,” says Julia Phillips, chair of the NSB’s Science and Engineering Policy Committee and retired vice president at Sandia National Laboratories. In 2017, the most recent year for which data are available, the US spent $548 billion
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