Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to offer an innovative,
fair and free academic environment for the growth of Chinese
scientists, especially young scientists.
Wen made the remarks in Beijing Friday while meeting with the
Chinese and overseas scientists attending the Forum on Science
Frontiers and China's Opportunities in the 21st Century.
The forum was hosted by the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC).
The premier urged the NSFC, which has played an important role
in promoting research in basic science and frontier science, to
enhance international cooperation in science and technology.
The two-day forum concluding on Friday invited lots of world
elite scientists and heads of research institutes. They include
Chinese-American Nobel laureates Samuel Chao Chung Ting and
Tsung-Dao Lee, Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, chairman of the German
Association for Research and Arden Bement, director of the US
National Science Foundation.
China set up the National Natural Science Foundation in February
1986.?
(Xinhua News Agency May 27, 2006)