| Sumario: | The writer explores how the Chinese central government and its advisors have influenced national investments in high technology in accordance with its opinion of what is important to China's national security and economic competitiveness. He argues that leading military-technical elites provided the initial push that facilitated China's shift from narrowly weapons-focused innovation and investment strategies to more comprehensive strategic technology efforts. He examines the substance of the policy agenda that emerged from this large-scale shift in strategy, focusing on China's top-priority critical technologies effort, known as the “863 program.” He concludes that although such programs have potential, they reflect persistent problems that plague government efforts to close the relative gap that separates China's high-tech industries from international standards.
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