German media： China has become an economic and patent power, and the United States is no longer the ＂king of the jungle.＂

　　Reference message networkReported on March 18th.German media said that China has been the country with the most patent applications for many years. However, the number of patent applications in China now exceeds that of Europe, Japan, the United States and South Korea combined for the first time.

　　According to the website of Deutsche Welle Radio on March 11th, China has accelerated the pace of catching up in the field of innovation. According to the bulletin of the European Patent Office on March 7th, a China enterprise submitted the most patent applications in Europe for the first time, ranking first with 2,398 patent applications.

　　The European Patent Office pointed out in Brussels that China has also consolidated its position in the country rankings, ranking fifth in Europe for the first time, second only to the United States, Germany, Japan and France.

　　According to the report, globally, China has become the largest country in patent application since 2011. The new phenomenon is that the number of patents filed in China exceeds the sum of the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea for the first time. This figure comes from a report written by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) according to the situation in 2016.

　　The World Intellectual Property Organization belongs to the United Nations and is located in Geneva. Fink, the organization’s chief economist, pointed out that the numbers themselves still convey a clear signal: "They show China’s growing innovation".

　　The report believes that this development is in line with the goal announced by the China government, that is, to realize the transformation of the national economy — — Transforming from a world factory to an innovative country and expanding the domestic market.

　　According to the report, most patent applications in China come from the field of digital communication. Internationally, digital communication also belongs to the strongest patent field, surpassing medical technology and pharmaceutical industry. Only the fields of computer technology, mechanical manufacturing and measurement technology have more patents.

　　Stanting, a professor of economics at the University of London, believes that China’s growing position in the patent field also helps to explain the existing protectionist tendencies in American economic policy under Trump.

　　According to the report, historically, the United States has been a driving force for consolidating patent protection in international trade. One of its means is to formulate the relevant provisions of the Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights within the framework of the WTO or the free trade agreement. Thus formed a system. Professor Standin believes that this system has benefited the American economy for a long time. However, this system also gives patent owners excessive power. He pointed out that American enterprises — — Facebook, Amazon, Google’s parent company Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft are notable examples.

　　According to the report, in the past ten years, these five companies have acquired a total of 519 enterprises, which not only eliminated their competitors, but also owned patents and guaranteed their "monopoly income".

　　However, except for a few "technological superstars", the United States is generally in a dilemma. Professor Standin told Deutsche Welle that Trump is now pointing his finger at China, which only shows that the United States has lost its hegemony in this field. "This is quite ironic," he pointed out. "Suddenly, China has become an equal competitor, and the United States is no longer the king of the jungle."

　　Stan Ding said that the world is entering a meaningful stage of power shift. He believes that Trump is trying to play the role of "the king of the jungle" again, and he does not hesitate to use protectionist measures to prevent China from achieving a similar rise. However, he didn’t believe it would work. He said: "China is too big and too dynamic, and it is difficult for the US to succeed."

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