Emerging innovation powerhouse with new patent policy

Some recent headlines claim Chinese companies overwhelmingly "don't innovate", "lack creativity" and with the help of the Chinese authorities are "thieving" US intellectual property. They also claim the new administration in the United States has vowed to tackle this "massive theft".

But other headlines state China is a "top innovator" because it receives the most patent applications of any country and that the Chinese government strongly supports this growth through strategic planning.

These disparate narratives suggest that China's patent policy has either failed to make China an innovative country, or it is already an innovation powerhouse.