“The patronizing old idea that China, like the rest of east Asia, can imitate but not innovate is certainly false now. In several scientific fields, China is starting to set the pace for others to follow.” The Guardian on China’s great leap forward in science.

+ Wired UK: From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower. “The evolving technology dynamic between China and the west will probably involve a mix of envy, competition – and perhaps confrontation.”