Israel's authoritative ** "Jerusalem News" once published a report: Israel gathered many front-line scientists to conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the world's scientific and technological level, and finally gave a specific list.
They believe that in the next 10 years, there will be six countries that will lead the world in science and technology. It is worth mentioning that there are no three permanent members, Britain, France and Russia.
The first one everyone should know: the United States. Although there are many hidden dangers in the U.S. economy today, serious internal inflation, and continuous military spending, making it difficult for the United States to invest a lot of money to maintain scientific and technological development, the United States has too rich a foundation.
After World War II, the United States took the opportunity to plunder many scientific and technological achievements from Europe, and also brought in top scientists from Britain, France, Germany, and even the Soviet Union to help it develop science and technology. After decades of accumulation, the United States is still the world's first in science and technology.
The United States' military science and technology, artificial intelligence technology, and drug synthesis technology are almost all unique, and no country can shake the US hegemony in these fields.
Relying on such a strong accumulation of technology, the development of science and technology in the United States has risen rapidly in a short period of time. As long as the United States makes decisive breakthroughs in some key technological fields, such as aerospace technology, then it will usher in a second spring in the field of science and technology, and everyone knows this very well.
The second one to talk about is China. From an objective point of view, there is indeed a gap between us and the United States in terms of science and technology. If it had been 30 years ago, the gap would have been even greater. However, after years of catching up, China has now roughly caught up with the United States in basic science and technology, and can even overtake the United States at the local level.
For example, important mineral resource refining technology, as well as synthetic material technology, chemical technology and chip intelligence technology. Although there is still a certain gap compared with the United States, it has also reached the world-class level.
And at this stage, our potential is greater than that of the United States. In the past 20 years, the country has vigorously developed the education industry, cultivated many front-line scientific and technological talents, and a large number of scientists have pushed China's science and technology forward like a bamboo, even if the United States wants to stop China's progress.
In recent years, the United States has launched a scientific and technological war against China, but the effect is quite limited, after all, China's dependence on foreign technology is now very low. Even if it is blocked by the West, it can successfully break a way.
So in the case of sufficient talents, funds, and strong support from the state, China's scientific and technological development is far from reaching its peak. When we completely break through the restrictions of the West, I believe that China's science and technology will once again enter a period of rapid development.
The third thing to talk about is Israel itself, although Israel is only a medium-sized country, but its technology is extremely advanced. Israel can be strongly supported by the Jewish consortium and the United States, and it is easy to enjoy the shade with its back to a big tree, and Israel's overall technological level is also first-class in the world.
Its agricultural irrigation technology and medical technology are top-notch. Moreover, Israel has money, and as long as the country is still in existence, the Jewish consortium will continue to help it develop science and technology.
In addition, Israel attaches great importance to the field of science and technology, provides a lot of financial subsidies to major universities, and has been tapping high-tech talents in European and American countries. So as long as there are no major battles, the future of Israeli technology is still quite bright.
This fourth has to mention Germany, many friends may question, Germany is not the most powerful country in Europe. According to common sense, shouldn't there be England and France above him?
This is a big mistake, but Germany is the most technologically advanced country in Europe. Its economic aggregate is higher than that of the United Kingdom and France, so Germany** can invest more money in scientific and technological research and development. Moreover, Germany has a tradition of attaching importance to R&D technology, and the atmosphere of R&D in Germany is unique in the world.
Moreover, the previous German countries have paid great attention to the development of advanced science and technology, so Germany has a certain foundation in the fields of military technology, nuclear energy power generation technology, agricultural technology, medical technology, and even artificial intelligence.
It is not an exaggeration to call Germany the "light of Europe". Today, the most promising country in Europe is probably only the vigorous Germany, and Britain and France are now in the twilight.
The fifth is Japan. Although I am very reluctant to admit it, objectively speaking, Japan has done a very good job in the development of science and technology. Over the years, they have invested unimaginable amount of money and energy in this field.
Since the signing of the Plaza Accord, the era of Japan's economy has basically passed. Therefore, since the 80s of the last century, successive Japanese countries have regarded science and technology as the first driving force for national growth.
In order to ensure the rapid development of the economy, Japan has sent a large number Xi of students to European and American universities to learn advanced science and technology, and then feed back its own technology. At the same time, Japan has also carried out in-depth cooperation with various first-line economic consortia, and cultivated high-tech talents through the funds of the consortia. After decades of accumulation, Japan has also made many achievements in the field of science and technology, and even the United States has a positive attitude towards Japanese science and technology.
The last one that many people may not think of is Sweden, and many people may feel that Sweden has no sense of existence, after all, as a Nordic country, it did not even participate in World War II.
In the new international order after World War II, Sweden was also largely marginalized. But this does not mean that Sweden is weak, in fact, Sweden also has a glorious history, considering that it was once a powerful country on the European continent that wrestled with Tsarist Russia.
And because they were not directly involved in World War II, many European scientists fled to Sweden during World War II. After the war, Sweden made use of the scientific and technological talents and technical foundation obtained from various countries during World War II, and quickly pushed its own science and technology to the world's first-class level, which can be called a typical example of making a fortune in a muffled voice.
In the future, as long as Sweden remains as uninvolved in the war as before, its technological level will remain on the front line for a long time.