China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua
China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua
China science
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China must stop fooling itself it is a world leader in science and technology, magazine editor says

Leadership has been hoodwinked by overblown claims of nation’s capabilities and achievements, editor-in-chief of state-run industry journal says

Topic |   China science
Sidney Leng
Sidney Leng

Updated: 2:15pm, 27 Jun, 2018

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China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua
China last year claimed high-speed rail as one of its four new great inventions, even though the technology did not originate in the country. Photo: Xinhua
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