China’s scientific rise is increasingly fueled by scientists coming home
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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.