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Opinion: Washington’s science cuts are a gift to Beijing

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China is an innovation powerhouse, overtaking the U.S. in critical technology sectors, including advanced manufacturing, consumer drones and electric vehicles.

Recent proposals to cut federal research and development funding and reduce personnel at federal science agencies would do the opposite, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: China ’s gains should stir Washington to intensify its own efforts to strengthen science and technology development in the US .

The internet, GPS and CRISPR are just a few examples of critical technologies that were originally developed with support from federal agencies.

U.S. universities also attract many of the world’s most talented young people to the country.

Washington should play a stronger, more proactive role in channeling investment towards high-priority technologies critical for national security.

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