CRI听力:Chinese companies' Research&Development investment has increased by 18.8% over last y

China's transition from a country that follows  the world's technological trends to one that sets them, is no longer a blueprint   -- it's a reality.

The 2017 EU R&D Scoreboard recently shows that   worldwide companies' R&D investment increased by 5.8% over the previous   year, the sixth consecutive year of significant increases.

Among them, the companies headquartered in the EU   increased their R&D investments more than the global average up to 7.0%.   This increase is similar to the US 7.2% and substantially above Japan -3.0%.   Chinese companies increased their R&D investment by 18.8%.