2 days ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
China Is Surging Ahead in Scientific Research
Frank G. Pocino suggests China's authoritarian system renders its universities uncompetitive with those in the U.S. (Letters, 'Has Donald Trump Done Higher Ed a Favor?,' May 29). Yet the scientific record tells a different story. According to the Nature Index, China now leads the U.S. in physics and chemistry publications. It ranks a close second in the life sciences. The U.S. is already losing ground in key scientific fields, and political attacks on its universities risk accelerating that decline. Assuming international students will continue to flock to American campuses ignores a basic truth: Students go where the best research is happening. If that's no longer the U.S., they will look elsewhere.
Prof. Michael A. Rogawski
