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China’s scientific rise is increasingly fueled by scientists coming home

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

China’s scientific rise is increasingly fueled by scientists coming home
Recent research co-authored by AGI Director Heiwai Tang, former AGI Research Assistants Xinbei Zhou and Shihang Ru, and NUS Emeritus Professor Bernard Yeung was recently featured by the Stanford Center for China's Economy and Institutions (SCCEI). The study examines how overseas-trained scientific talent returning to China is fueling the nation’s scientific rise and accelerating its capacity for high-impact innovation.

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Authors

Heiwai Tang

Director, Asia Global Institute

Heiwai Tang


Bernard Yeung

Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor, National University of Singapore

Bernard Yeung

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