China’s US$35.5 billion research fund needs more precision to win hi-tech race: minister

China’s US.5 billion research fund needs more precision to win hi-tech race: minister

China’s system of cultivating talent needs an overhaul if it is to serve Beijing’s ambitions to be an education power, while its universities lag far behind their peers in international appeal, the top legislature has heard. Education Minister Huai Jinpeng told a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee last week that the … Read more

China sets out ambitious timeline for comprehensive data-sharing system by 2030

China sets out ambitious timeline for comprehensive data-sharing system by 2030

China will build a comprehensive system to manage its public data as a “strategic resource” by 2030, according to an ambitious timeline jointly released on Wednesday by the Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the intention is to build up some basic rules for the system by next … Read more