Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, who chaired the report, said he was "not surprised" by this increase because of China's massive boost to investment in R&D.
Chinese research and development (R&D) spending has grown by 20% per year since 1999, now reaching over $100bn.
Approximately, 1.5 million science and engineering students graduated from Chinese universities in 2006.
Sir Smith said:
I think this is positive, of great benefit, though some might see it as a threat and it does serve as a wake-up call for us not to become complacent.
The report stresses that American research output will not decline in absolute terms and raises the possibility of countries like Japan and France rising to meet the Chinese challenge.
But the potential for China to match American output in terms of sheer numbers in the near to medium term is clear.
source: BBC
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