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1 Science in China: 30 Years On
Xin Hao  Cell  Volume 134, Issue 3, Pages (August 2008) DOI: /j.cell Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Funding for Basic Research and Sports in China
Basic sciences funding supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) from 1998 through Also shown is government funding for sports by the General Administration of Sports (GAS), from 2003–2007. Since 2001, lottery sales have contributed ∼$350 million to the 2008 Beijing Olympics (the total cost is estimated to be $42 billion). (Source: MOST, NSFC annual reports; GAS lottery sales statistics.) Cell  , DOI: ( /j.cell ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 The Bird's Nest Nicknamed the “Bird's Nest,” the new National Stadium in Beijing, home to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, seats up to 91,000 people and cost ∼$500 million to build. Photo courtesy of X. Hao. Cell  , DOI: ( /j.cell ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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