简介：Theterms"science"(HanyuPinyin:Kēxué)and"technology"(Jìshù),inwesternlanguages,areusu-allyusedseparatelywithdifferentmeaningsorto-getheras"scienceandtechnology".However,theyareoftenmentionedas"KēxuéJìshù",orevenabbre-viatedas"sci-tech(Kējì)"inChina(ItisusedinasimilarwayinJapan).

简介：ItisoutofquestionthatChinahasachievedconsiderableadvancementsinscienceandtechnology.Theworldwidespreadof"MadeinChina"thatgetsonthewesterncountries'nervesisagoodillustration.However,althoughcomparativelybetterthansomeotherdevelopingcountries,wehavetofacethesituationthatscienceandtechnologyinsuchagreatnationasChinaisstillseriouslylaggedbehind,lackinggreatbreakthroughsandtop-rankingmastersandleaders.That'swhywefeeluneasyinfrontofinternationalcolleagues.