China to build 100 national labs

China to build 100 national labs
www.chinanews.cn 2007-08-01 17:33:57







Chinanews, Beijing, August 1 – According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China will build 100 technological labs during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period (2006-2010).

As science and technology, particularly in the creative industry, are placed on top of the development strategy agenda, it is natural for China to set up more national labs to enhance its industrial and scientific competitiveness.

The new labs will do research in the fields of next-generation network, wireless communication, pharmacy, renewable energy development, ecology, etc, all of which are greatly needed in China.

It is believed that the research of the national labs will inject new vigor into manufacturing industry in China, and greatly promote China’s position on the international industrial chain.

The national labs of oceanic industry, shipbuilding, express railway will be established pretty soon, and those of other industries will be set up in the foreseeable future, too.