the available evidence of Chinas S&T, R&D, and innovative capabilities, to provide an assessment of the effectiveness and potentialities of its national system of innovation (NSI) ), and to formulate some preliminary policy suggestions aimed at perfecting Chinas overall innovation strategy. Our approach focuses particularly on the evolving relationship between Chinas NSI and the countrys overall market socialist social and economic system and on related policy challenges. In addition to generating technical progress, Chinas development strategy shall also take into account...