China’s Propensity for Innovation in the 21st Century: Identifying Indicators of Future Outcomes

In this report, the authors examine the propensity within China’s innovation system to realize its potential as an innovating nation: What is the balance of systemic forces that incline toward seeing that the innovation assets China possesses lead to innovation outcomes? They lay out a conceptual framework for capturing the major activities, interactions, and flows that give rise to technological innovations.