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Fast Money’s ‘Beat China’ Playbook

The U.S. still leads China when it comes to research and development. That's one reason why Kanundrum Capital's Brian Kelly likes Apple.

U.S. companies will spend 2.7% of their GDP on R&D in 2011, according to Battelle, R&D Magazine. China will spend just 1.4%, according to the study. Apple increased R&D spending 34%in 2010 to $1.8 billion, making it one of the leading American companies in terms of capital invested on new development.