A correspondent with wide experience of Chinese affairs describes the state of science in China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution and speculates on the possibilities for the future.
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Science in China: Planting a tall tree. Nature 301, 280–284 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/301280a0
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