15 New Projects Bolster Basic Research

摘要

After an intense nationwide competition, China has selected 15 projects to inaugurate one of the largest basic research programs in the country's history. The program, which will receive $300 million and run through 2003, has been endorsed at the highest level: "It is a top concern to make China prosper through science and education," says Premier Zhu Rongji. The winning projects (see table) will be officially announced next week by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).