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Science 18 December 1998:
Vol. 282. no. 5397, p. 2171
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5397.2171
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News of the Week

CHINA:
15 New Projects Bolster Basic Research

Xiong Lei

BEIJING--China has chosen 15 projects to inaugurate one of the largest basic research programs in the country's history. The projects, to be announced officially next week, concentrate R&D resources in rapidly growing fields, such as information sciences and biotechnology, that officials expect to contribute significantly to the country's economic prosperity. The program, which will receive $300 million and run through 2003, is seen as complementing a 1991 initiative aimed at stimulating applied research in strategic areas.

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