More hard data from NSF global R&D spend. China seems laser focused on its momentum. But percentage-wise US allocation for pure science or basic research is rou

More hard data from NSF global R&D spend. China seems laser focused on its momentum. But percentage-wise US allocation for pure science or basic research is roughly 17%. While China is at 5%. With a decided tilt toward product and materials based development. 2018 Overview of the State of the US Science & Engineering Enterprise in the Global Context https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20181/assets/1387/overview.pdf https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20181/assets/1387/ove... My feeling is US could stand to double its R&D spend from 4% of GDP as a goal by 2040.