現代生活__Science & Technology

　　Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Beijing has under gone steady development in the area of science and technology, with not only the formation of a well-supported network of scientific research institutes that covers a complete range of subjects, but also a number of achievements that are a most up to the international advanced standards.

　　After many years of development, science and technology, talents, information and technical equipment have integrated as four major resources of Beijing, the most important base of scientific research in China, giving the capital its special advantages in science and technology and intellectual resources. To be specific, these advantages are as follows. There are a great number of scientific research institutes and patent achievements, abundant information, large amounts of input, and frequent exchanges with foreign countries. The scientific research personnel boast of a high level of competence, effective research and development means and a great ability in the application of scientific results and achievements and in joining forces with other sectors of society.

　　At the end of 1998, there were already 1.321 million professional technical personnel, accounting for 6% of all such personnel in China; 34.0 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, accounting for 55%; 219 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, accounting for 50%; and a total of 14.3 postdoctoral centers in 81 institutes, accounting for one third．

　　At present, there are 53 state-level key laboratories accounting for 34.2% of its kind in China, 32 engineering technology research centers accounting for 39%.

　　A brand-new scientific research system has been established, integrating scientific research, development, production and trade. In 1998, a total of RMB 53.15 billion yuan were achieved by 6 700 high and new technological enterprises in the field of technology, industry and trade.

　　The Third Session of China International High-tech Industries Week took place from May 8 to 12,2000 in Beijing. This event, which was made up of high-tech exhibition, high-tech forum, and trade and investment negotiation, attracted over 500 multinational corporations, high-tech firms, technological industrial zones and research institutes as participants and a total of over 200 000 visitors. During the High-tech Forum session, over 190 corporate senior management, mayors from eighty Chinese major cities, principals from famous universities, distinguished overseas Chinese researchers gave a total of 55 speeches on 16 topics to an audience of 20 000 professionals nation-wide. At the meantime.65 foreign government and trade delegations from 51 countries and regions participated in the trade and investment negotiation together with over 4. 000 Chinese businessmen from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and cities in nine major areas .During the High-tech Week, 636 agreements and contracts involving a total of US$ 6.02 billion were reached．Among these agreements and contracts, US$ 4.4.6 billion, accounting for 74.1% of the total contract volume, is devoted to high-tech projects relating to new medicine, IT sector and new industrial materials.

　　Beijing is not only a major scientific research base for natural and applied sciences, but also a research center for philosophy and other social sciences. With an in-depth social survey and research, social science researchers have conducted theoretical research and probed into the balanced structural development of the society of the capital, structural reform in various fields, comprehensive social issues, etc.; putting forward many valuable proposals, which are essential to the modernization process of the capital.

　　Consideration:

　　Can you list some achievements that China has got in the fields of science and technology?

　　Some achievements in this passage:

　　1．The formation of a well-supported network of scientific research institutes .

　　2．A number of achievements that are almost up to the international advanced standards .

　　3．Aa great number of scientific research institutes and patent achievements, abundant information, large amounts of input, and frequent exchanges with foreign countries .

　　4．The scientific research personnel boast of a high level.

　　5．A brand-new scientific research system has been established．