experiencing the 10-year turmoi▓l of the "cultural revolut
ion," China's political, economic, cultural,▓ and scientific and technological developments entered a
recovery period. The government re-formulated the outli
ne of the national science and ▓technology development plan. The number of important scientific and technologic
al achievements in 1979 alone exceeded the total numbe
r of the previous 10 years. Since then, China's scientific and technological development had entered
a▓ new period attracting worldwide attention. By the end of 2001, th
ere were a total of 28.87 million professional technical personnel working in st
ate-owned enterprises and institutions in China, of whom
930,000 were engaged in research and development activities, including 700,000 scientists and engineers.Science and t
echnolog
y will continue to serve the needs of society and aid China's economic dev
elopment, Wan Gang, minister of science and technology, said yesterday."Applying science and technol