“China’s Lab,” a new video mini-series produced by Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper takes a closer look at the people, companies, and research institutions in China that are driving forward progress in the fields of science and technology.

The second episode of the four-part documentary examines the ways in which China’s technology industries are seeking — with variable success — to bring the country up to speed with the international competition. Some within China’s electronics industries bemoan the inferiority of the country’s research and development in relation to other parts of the world. Yet at the same time an increasing number of foreign companies are turning to Chinese firms as drivers in their R&D ventures

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