"Science," said the allocation of research funding by the Chinese Ministry of Science and refute the relationship between

Ministry spokesman yesterday responded that the United States in September this year, "Science" magazine published "China's research culture," a text, involving allocation of research funding for basic research question, "we believe that do not conform with the facts." Ministry spokesman said China's basic research projects in the planning, project evaluation and acceptance of all aspects, in accordance with international common approach, subject areas have been established by high-level expert committee composed of experts involved in the project review and supervision of the whole process management.

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Ministry spokesman explained that the funding for basic research in support of the direction of scientific research projects are divided into two categories, one is mainly funded scientists to explore the basis of freedom of research, such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc.; The other is a major national demand for the goal of basic research projects, such as the National Key Basic Research Program (973 Program) and so on.

The spokesman said that such projects in the planning, project evaluation and acceptance of all aspects, in accordance with international common approach, subject areas have been established by high-level expert committee composed of experts involved in the whole process of project appraisal and supervision and management.

The spokesman also said Shi Yigong the article's two authors, Rao, have been hired as the national 973 Program chief scientist, Professor Rao is also the National 863 Program Project Leader, they assumed the basic research and cutting-edge technology the field of scientific research, the state and conditions of their protection in research funding have given strong support.

Open channels to the Ministry of Science of the problem

Ministry spokesman said that as the National Science and Technology Ministry of administrations, with the research institutions, academic institutions, universities, businesses, the academic scientists, researchers and other channels of contact and of the problem is smooth.

Ministry spokesman said, warmly welcome all who care about the people of science and technology Dell wu946 Battery, issues of concern to understand the situation to the Ministry to exchange views and make recommendations. "We reaffirm against any breach of scientific ethics, scientific integrity, misconduct violation of discipline, a zero-tolerance attitude, will give the investigation, verified reserved, will not be tolerated."

■ Background

Scholars said the project to get by "relationship"

September 3, Peking University and Tsinghua University returnees returnees, Professor Rao, Professor Shi Yigong joint in the U.S. "Science" magazine published an article on China's scientific research fund distribution system and cultural issues.

Article, "In China, in order to obtain a major project, an open secret is: do the research than with the officials and experts in their appreciation of the important Latin American relations." Rao said in the article, and Shi Yigong, although in recent years, Chinese studies money to continue to increase the proportion of 20%, but this growth did not play in China's science and research should have a strong role in promoting the existing distribution system and even research funding hindered to some extent the development of China's innovation capability.

Rao is the Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Peking University, before returning from a Dell gk479 Battery at Northwestern University professor, Shi is the Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, returned to the United States before the workshops at Princeton University professor.