TY - JOUR AU - Zha, Qiang PY - 2021/07/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - China’s Academic Profession Hit by “Involution” JF - International Higher Education JA - IHE VL - 0 IS - 107 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14561 SP - 15-17 AB - <p>China’s robust production of research publications has not translated into innovation, and the country is riddled with key technology bottlenecks amid the US-China trade war. A situation of “involution” has been cited as a responsible factor for this paradox. When translated into the academic profession, “involution” refers to a situation whereby most university-based researchers work harder and publish more papers, while the innovative strength of Chinese higher education does not grow significantly.</p> ER -