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1 China Association for Science & Technology (CAST)
Non-profit, non-governmental organisation of Chinese scientific & technological workers; based in Beijing; composed of 167 national academic & professional societies etc; aims to promote science & technology, popularise scientific knowledge etc
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2 Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
National independent organisation based in Beijing; activities: taking part in decision-making, organising studies on engineering science & technology, academic exchanges, popularising science in China etc
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Leading academic institution and comprehensive research and development centre in natural science, technological science, and high-tech innovation; under the CAS there are five academic divisions, 108 research institutes, 200 S&T enterprises etc
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4 National Natural Science Foundation of China
Institution for the management of the National Natural Science Fund, aimed at promoting and financing basic research and some applied research; receives research proposals from universities/institutions and decides which to fund
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5 Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Part of CAS; site contents: 2002 Annual Report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, International Dust Storm Program (DUST), Chinese Academy of Sciences 2001, CAS Newsletter, Cooperation with the World, Knowledge Innovation Program
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6 China ARGO Real-time Data Center
Web site set up by the Chinese arm of the global project to set up temperature/salinity profiling floats; China plans to put out 100-150 floats in the Western Pacific & Eastern Indian Oceans during 2002-2006; offices are in Hangzhou
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7 China International Conference Center for Science & Technology
Non-profit national organisation set up under the leadership of the China Association for Science & Technology; promotes scientific & technological exchanges between Chinese & foreign professionals & scholars; Beijing-based
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8 World Data Center for Oceanography, Tianjin
Web site of the National Marine Data & Information Service in Tianjin; web site has information on the marine environment; sections: basic data, metadata information, marine information products, survey of oceanographic centres etc
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9 IASPEI Commission on Earthquake Hazard & Strong Ground Motion
Areas covered include continental dynamics, earthquake mechanism & prediction, geotechnical hazards, earthquake engineering, search & rescue technology, emergency management etc; based in Beijing
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