China's Future R&D and Innovation

Example: Modern Chinese Innovations in TransportationSpace Travel• Oct 15, 2003: Yang Liwei, first Chinese astronaut, makesChina the third country engaged in manned space travelNew Forms of Public Transportation• Shopping crowd control• Maglev = longest levitation train in theworld (400km/h) in Shanghai• Wuhan to Guangzhou in 3 hours at 400 km/h• 1000 km/h train in development; train conceptunder study for Beijing-New York in 2 hours• Straddling bus: drives even in thickest traffic jams(first roll-out in Beijing district in late 2010)• Train that never stops (only the passenger shuttle does)Innovation in China – 29 Oct 2011 | © 2011 Max von Zedtwitz / max@post.harvard.edu | 29