Another great advantage is that autocratic governments will not allow anything to be published that wouldn't conform to the party agenda. For example, after Xi

Another great advantage is that autocratic governments will not allow anything to be published that wouldn't conform to the party agenda. For example, after Xi decided to use traditional Chinese medicine as a propaganda tool, a lot of articles have been published showing the supposed effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine. Although it makes sense for an autocratic government to use science like this, eventually it will poison the pool of 'knowledge', and all their science is basically useless.