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[–] ArsCortica 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Just like with the Soviet Union back in the day. Research is not done just for its practical application, but also as a prestige project for the state and the communist party, with the number of released research papers (be they credible or not) bolstering the party's image both on a national and on the international scale.