Can China pull itself out of the ‘middle technology trap’ and challenge US at the top?

China’s political elite and lawmakers gather this week for the country’s annual legislative sessions which will set budgets and lay down Beijing’s plans for the country’s economy, diplomacy, trade and military. In this, the final part of the series, our science reporters look at the country’s prospects of avoiding long-term technological stagnation.

China’s “two sessions” this week are expected to generate more policies to support science and technology as part of a strategy to boost economic growth.