Hybrid rice, cloned monkeys and mythical dragons
By Zhang Zhihao |
China Daily |
Updated: 2019-09-30 09:33
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Nation's top scientists innovate, drive development
During a general assembly of China's top scientists and engineers last year, President Xi Jinping said "historic, holistic and structural" changes had taken place in the science and technology sector in recent years.
Many innovations had allowed China to catch up with other scientific powerhouses or even lead in certain frontier fields, Xi said.
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