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IN a review of developments in China under the republican regime entitled “China To-day: The Thirtieth Anniversary of the Chinese Republic, 1911-1941” (Central Union of Chinese Students in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Pp. 55. 1s.) there are three articles of special interest to scientific workers. The first of these, by P. M. Yap, describes the utilization of science in China, where science and statecraft are already closely linked. In peace-time, the National Economic Council is responsible for economic planning, the execution of its plans resting with the Ministries of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Forestry, and Communications. The former maintains three research institutes for hydraulic engineering, for mining and metallurgy, and for industrial technology. Under the Ministry of Agriculture there is the National Agricultural Research Institute, and various research bureaux are attached to the Ministry of Communications, and also directly to the National Economic Council. The National Health Administration has steadily established a series of public health stations and clinics all over the country and has contributed much to the expansion and improvement of the Army Medical Service. Most of its research and development work is carried out in the National Institute of Health. Apart from the universities and private research foundations, scientific research of the long-range type is carried out by the Academia Sinica and the National Academy at Peiping, the former of which, through the National Research Council, is responsible for directing and co-ordinating scientific activities in China.
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Science and Engineering in China. Nature 149, 693 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149693a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/149693a0