China’s research and development (R&D) spending rose 8.2 percent in 2025 to 3.93 trillion yuan (about 584.5 billion US dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics said, in a Xinhua report published by the Global Times.

The country’s R&D intensity reached 2.8 percent of GDP, exceeding the 2.72 percent average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the first time.