{
  "id": 14962846,
  "title": "China’s R&D spending keeps up steady rise as No 1 US seeks further funding cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chinas-r-d-spending-keeps-up-steady-rise-as-no-1-us-seeks-further-14962846",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371198/chinas-rd-spending-keeps-steady-rise-no-1-us-seeks-further-funding-cuts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s R&D investment grew by 8.2 per cent last year – fuelled by double-digit growth in fundamental science and university funding – in sharp contrast with deep budget cuts across the US research sector. Total investment in research and experimental development crossed 3.9 trillion yuan (US$583 billion) in 2025, “maintaining a trajectory of steady growth”, the National Bureau of Statistics said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s R&D spending keeps up steady rise as No 1 US seeks further funding cuts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chinas-r-d-spending-keeps-up-steady-rise-as-no-1-us-seeks-further",
        "published": "2026-10-16T13:00:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}