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China: Engineering a biomedical revolution
17 December 2018
Smriti Mallapaty
A permissive regulatory climate and a pragmatic approach has seen China’s bioscience sector soar.
China: Yielding results to feed a people
14 December 2018
Hepeng Jia
Studies to improve the productivity, resistance and taste of rice crops are central to China’s commanding position in plant biology.
Shenzhen and Guangzhou fight it out for top campuses
15 November 2017
Hepeng Jia
The upstart wants to copy its neighbour's academic success.
China's pick of university winners raises eyebrows
13 October 2017
Hepeng Jia
Many fear a plan to elevate 42 universities to world class status will deepen inequality.
The value of nostalgia in a land of upheaval
30 June 2017
Flynn Murphy
Psychology is an increasingly relevant discipline as the destabilizing effects of rapid social change take hold in China.
China's top 10 research universities in 2015
15 July 2016
The country's contribution to top journals continues to grow.