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China: Visions of China

Can the Chinese government meet its ambitious targets on space, the environment, research, energy and health? David Cyranoski takes a look at China today and what it hopes to be tomorrow.

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See Editorial, "page 367;":http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/454367a News Feature, "page 388;":http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/454388a and Commentary, "page 398":http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/454398a. For a podcast and more on China see "http://www.nature.com/news/specials/china/":http://www.nature.com/news/specials/china/ See also Correspondence: "Olympics may have a negatigve impact on China's research":http://www.nature.com/uidfinder/10.1038/4541049b

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Cyranoski, D. China: Visions of China. Nature 454, 384–387 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/454384a

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