But statistics from the US National Science Foundation reveal a genuine drive to innovate across much of Asia, with East, South, and Southeast Asian countries together&nbsp;spending more on R&amp;D than the US. And technology-intensive activity in the region is fast approaching that of North America and Western Europe.
诚然，这些指标很容易被操纵——批评者往往很快就能指出这一点。但来自美国国家科学基金会（US National Science Foundation）的数据表明了亚洲大部的真正创新动力。东亚、南亚和东南亚国家的研发支出之和已经超过了美国。而该地区技术密集型活动正在快速接近北美和西欧。