US Curbs Scope of China Science Accord Amid Tech Rivalry

The U.S. and China signed a modified science and technology agreement on Friday, narrowing its scope and adding security safeguards to address growing technological rivalry between the world's two largest economies.

The updated pact, which extends cooperation for five years, focuses solely on basic research and excludes critical technologies like AI and quantum computing. The State Department said the agreement strengthens intellectual property protections and introduces new provisions for transparency and data sharing. The revision comes amid escalating tech tensions, with Washington restricting advanced chip exports to China and limiting U.S. investments in sensitive technologies that could enhance Chinese military capabilities.

"strengthens intellectual property protections"

[Can'tNot]

The State Department said the agreement strengthens intellectual property protections

I suppose this is the American motivation for grouping technology with science. Leverage scientific cooperation in order to push ip laws. ::sigh::

Re: "strengthens intellectual property protections

[drinkypoo]

Science is how you develop technology, even if you don't understand that's what you're doing. The two are inextricable.

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[Can'tNot]

Meh. I know people often say "R&D" like they're the same, but there are very few R&D departments which actually do any R anymore.

The two are connected in the same way that lumber is connected to a house. But lumber and houses are different things.

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[drinkypoo]

I know people often say "R&D" like they're the same, but there are very few R&D departments which actually do any R anymore.

Most of them aren't actually developing new technologies, either. They're just rehashing something that's already been done, for some stupid legal reason.