Benefits of joint research projects We have had for many years a US-China science and technology cooperation project.
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Then there is the increased investment in science and technology in China, which has occurred earlier than international experience would suggest.
It was actually an alumni site for the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China that listed this job, until it was deleted a few months ago.
"The idea is to be very low cost, very safe and generate very little waste, " said Mr Gates during a talk at China's Ministry of Science and Technology during which he confirmed the tie-up with Terrapower.
Five months ago, for example, member nations held their first Joint Science and Technology Meeting with China.
China credits its growing capacity in science, technology and innovation (STI) for much of its meteoric economic rise in recent years.
In 2006, China's leadership unveiled the "National Medium- and Long-Term Plan for the Development of Science and Technology, " a blueprint for turning China into a tech powerhouse by 2020.
China's universities churn out legions of science and technology graduates who specialise in subjects that have almost been forgotten in the West, such as mining or heavy engineering.
Compare China and Europe: as of the Year 1000, China was way ahead of Europe in all kinds of science and technology.
The authors acknowledge funding from the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System of Harbin Institute of Technology and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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China, Brazil, and India have thus initiated simultaneous catching-up processes in industry, science and technology.
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