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: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D002681:China; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000639:trends; D014495:Universities / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*