Research companies work best when there’s plenty of infrastructure that can supply stuff they need to do the research. Including, to mention one recent case, electricity. It also helps to be in an area where there is stable government that can protect the research site from civil or military unrest, and too much (or too unpredictable) corruption. You also want it to be a place where your researchers are happy to live while they do their research, and where you can relatively easily recruit other skilled workers.
China does meet these requirements, but it is not exactly lacking in bureaucracy so I’m not sure why it made the list. If you’re doing research involving human trials of some sort, you also want to be able to communicate well with the participants so extensive knowledge of the language and culture will be very useful.
All that said, plenty of organizations do carry out research all over the world, not just in rich countries with a lot of bureaucracy.
Research companies work best when there’s plenty of infrastructure that can supply stuff they need to do the research. Including, to mention one recent case, electricity. It also helps to be in an area where there is stable government that can protect the research site from civil or military unrest, and too much (or too unpredictable) corruption. You also want it to be a place where your researchers are happy to live while they do their research, and where you can relatively easily recruit other skilled workers.
China does meet these requirements, but it is not exactly lacking in bureaucracy so I’m not sure why it made the list. If you’re doing research involving human trials of some sort, you also want to be able to communicate well with the participants so extensive knowledge of the language and culture will be very useful.
All that said, plenty of organizations do carry out research all over the world, not just in rich countries with a lot of bureaucracy.