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16:48, 25-Jan-2018
China’s commitment to science is recognized by the world
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“The Chinese commitment to science on a government level has just been completely consistently strong,” said Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Nature, signaling the world’s recognition of the Chinese contribution to science.
In recent years, China’s standard electric multiple unit high-speed train “Renaissance” with fully independent intellectual property rights has debuted on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and the country has successfully launched the first quantum satellite “Micius” – just two examples of many scientific breakthroughs.
Campbell said that although it’s taken time to focus on fundamental science, lots of really good applicable technology is happening in China. “You can see, in terms of the public literature, more quality research coming out of China. So there will be tremendous growth potential in the country, ” he said at Davos.
When asked about the big technological science breakthrough that may happen for the next ten years, Campbell referred to discoveries in the biological sector.
“Some of the biology that’s going all now, you know, was a technical breakthrough, no question," he said. "However, if you looking at solving the world’s problems, a lot of works needed is incremental research in scientific terms, but they can make a big difference in practical terms.”