"Both in terms of policy and people's sentiments, opportunities are coming to fruition, " says bestselling Beijing author Wang Shan.

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Shan Wang of Stanford has used a GMR chip smaller than a postage stamp to detect carcinoma-embryonic antigen (a sign of colon and rectal cancer) and human papilloma virus, the main cause of cervical cancer.

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Wang Tsai-kuei, one of the chief educators at the Hua Shan Forum, says his own children's grades improved markedly -- not only in Chinese studies but in all subjects.

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