title: The returning tide: how China, the world's most populous country, is building a competitive research base.
abstract: When China turned its back on the Cultural Revolution, it aimed to build a thriving capitalist sector. It got one. Now, it wants a world-class research enterprise. How far has it progressed in the biosciences, how did it get there, and how far does it have to go?
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D002681:China; D007391:International Cooperation; D014495:Universities / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*