Special : China's Challenges

In this Olympic year, all eyes are on China. On track to be the world's third largest economy, China is also becoming a science superpower. Nature looks at the country’s prospects for clean coal technology; the perils of climate change in Tibet; and asks if the Chinese government can meet its ambitious targets on space, the environment, research, energy and health.

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