China＇s top 10 events in basic research in 2007

Under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Sciences ＆ Technology （MOST） and China Association for Science ＆ Technology, more than 1,600 Chinese scholars including CAS and CAE members, chief scientists of the National Basic Research Program （dubbed 973 Program） and directorsof national key labs, have voted for China＇s top 10 events in basic research in 2007.     

China＇s 10 most significant S＆T developments in 2007

Under the auspices of the Academic Divisions of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS） and the Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE） and Science Times, a selection of the 10 most significant S＆T developments in China in 2007 was recently made in Beijing. Some 540 Members of CAS and CAE took part in the voting. Its results were released on 20 January.     

China＇s first Australian Garden opens in Guangzhou

The opening for the Australian Garden was jointly held by the BHP Billiton China and the CAS South China Botanical Garden （SCBG） in Guangzhou, capital of south China＇s Guangdong Province on 18 January.     

China＇s Remote Sensing from a Global View--An Interview with CAS Member Prof. GUO Huadong

＂While implementing the high-resolution Earth observation program, China will further launch new resource satellites for environmental, meteorological, and oceanic observations; meanwhile it will also launch a number of geoscience satellites and small satellites for different purposes,＂ CAS Member Prof. GUO Huadong, Chair of the 35th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment （ISRSE35） and also head of the CAS Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth （RADI）, the host of the Symposium, shared with BCAS readership the latest progress and future roadmap of China＇s remote sensing in an interview with reporter SONG Jianlan. He also outlined China＇s contributions to international efforts to address global environmental change.     

Earth Observations in China and the World： History and Development in 50 Years

Remote sensing, which came into being at the first International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment （ISRSE） 50 years ago, has enabled people to obtain objecive and realistic spatial and temporal information through the application of Earth observation technologies and analyze and understand the macro-level changes of the Earth system from a spaial view. The technology of Earth observaion from space has incomparable advantages in the study of the Earth. This aricle introduces the 50-year development of Earth observaion in the world and the 30-year development of Earth observaion in China and reflects on the building of China＇s Earth observaion system.     

China＇s first ultracold atoms on a chip

Scientists with the CAS Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics （SIOM）announced on 26 Nov., 2008 thesuccessful development of China＇s first atom-chip system for achieving Bose-Einstein condensation （BEC）, a milestone progress in ultracold atomresearch and quantum information storage technologies.     

The sixth ＂golden spike＂ in China

Ataskforce led by Prof. PENG Shanchi with the CAS Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology （NIGP） has persuaded the international geological community that the stratotype for the base of Cambrian stage 7 about 503 million years ago is located in central China＇s Hunan Province.     

Equivalent Doctrine in China

In China in which the statutory laws are adopted,the Patent Law and the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law do not provide for the equivalent doctrine from 1985 when the patent system was instituted.Only the Supreme People's Court has provided for,and interpreted,the equiv- alent doctrine and its application in the form of judicial inter- pretation in 2001.In spite of all these,the courts in China     

Ecological Protection and Sustainable Development in Sanjiangyuan

The region of Sanjiangyuan （meaning ＂Source of Three Rivers＂） on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the origin of three of China＇s major rivers - the Yellow River, the Yangtze and Lancang （named Mekong when it leaves China）. Encompassing 16 counties of the four Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures （Yushu, Guoluo, Hainan, and Haungnan） in northwest China＇s Qinghai Province,     

China＇s first low-temperature superconducting iron remover

In cooperation with engineers from Shandong Huate Magnet Technology Co., Ltd, scientistsand technicians from the CAS Institute of High Energy Physics （IHEP） have developed China＇s first low-temperature superconducting iron remover, a major piece of equipment for separating the ferromagnetic matter from coal and other raw materials.     

China＇s First Supcrconducting Tokamak Retires

Next time you want to see HT-7 you will have to go see it in its new home, ASIPP＇s new energy center in Huainan （80 km west of Hefei）. It will ultimately become a museum exhibit, showcasing an important period of history and bearing witness to the development of fusion research in China over the past two decades.     

China＇s Largest Remote Sensing Research Institute Opens in Beijing

On April 22,2013 , the CAS Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth （RADI）, China＇s largest in the field, convened a meeting to mark its formal inauguration. Its title plate was jointly unveiled by senior officials, including Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC） WANG Qinmin, CAS President BAI Chunli, former Chinese S＆T Minister XU Guanhua, CAS Vice President YIN Hejun, CAS Member SUN Honglie and RADI Director- General GUO Huadong.     

XIE Jialin： Fathcr of China＇s High Energy Acceicrators

The name of physicist XIE Jialin （Hsieh Chia-lin） is related to many firsts in China and the world. He invented the world＇s first high energy medical accelerator for electron beam therapy. He developed...     

New General Manager of China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. and Head of China Patents & Trademarks Have Taken Office

Mr Ding Zhongze has resigned, for reason of age, from post of general manager of the China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. and head of the China Patents & Trademarks. Mr Wu Dajian, newly appointed General Manager of the China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. and Head of the China Patents & Trademarks, took office on 11 November 2005.     

XIE Jialin： Fathcr of China＇s High Energy Acceicrators

The name of physicist Xie Jialin (Hsieh Chia-lin) is related to many firsts in China and the world. He invented the world’s first high energy medical accelerator for electron beam therapy. He developed the first linear accelerator in China. He was the chief designer of the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider (BEPC), China’s first collider and large-scale scientific facility and one of the     

China English and its Implications for English Teaching in China

China English is an English variety used by native-Chinese people for communication under specific language envi- ronment. This study attempts to outline the objective existence of China English and the implications of its linguistic features for Eng- lish teaching.     

International IP Protection and Challenges Facing China

(Continued from the previous issue) IV.Development of international intellectual property protection and challenges and opportunities facing China (1)We should see the negative side of the enhanced in- tellectual property protection in the globalisation;more im- portantly,we should also see the important role of the"pro- tection"in the construction of an innovative nation. Why did the intellectual property right not have any obvi- ous impact on our foreign exchange in the past and why does it become a focal point of dispute between China and other nations?This is mainly due to two factors:1)the glob- alisation and the fundamental change in the pattern of the     

Flagship project on cryopheric changes launched at CAS

With the support of the National Basic Research Program （dubbed “973” Program）, a research project entitled the “dynamic process of China＇s cryosphere, and the mechanism behind its impact on climate, hydrology and ecology” has recently been launched at the CAS Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute （CAREERI） in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China＇s Gansu Province, marking the inception of a systematic and allround exploration of the subject.     

Recent Progresses in studies of variations and Anomalies of EAM Climate System and Formation Mechanism of Severe Climate Disasters in China

The East Asian monsoon （EAM） system is an important circulation system in the global climate system, which features strong southwesterlies with wet air over East Asia in surruner and northwesterlies with dry air over North China, Northeast China, Korea and Japan and northeasterlies along the coast of Southeast China （e.g., Tao and Chen）. Influenced by the variations and anomalies of the EAM system, therefore,     

Demonstration Site for Seagrass Protection and Management First Launched in China

Recently the CAS South China Sea Institute of Oceanology and the Co- ordinating Unit for the UNEP/GEF Project on Reversing Environmen- tal Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand signed an agreement on Hepu Seagrass Demonstration Site in Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The move marks the inauguration of the first such site in China. Started from January 2002, a re- search team from the CAS institute has made efforts to map and study s…