China s Strategy for Its Technological Transformation

March 3, 1984 China's Strategy for Its Technological Transformation Surendra J Patel BY its very size, China is an important member of the world community. It occupies a special place in the third world. Its development has continued to attract attention both from its ardent admirers and hostile critics. Any new policy in that country therefore merits serious attention. At a recent Conference on Science and Technology Policy and Research Management, held in Beijing from October 4 to 8, 1973, China's past policy in the areas of science and technology were broadly reviewed and several new departures were outlined. It was particularly noticeable that while the phrase science and technology continued to be used, the accent through all the papers presented by the Chinese participants was on technology. Zhu Rongji, Vice Minister of the State Economic Commission, presented a key paper: ''On the Importation of Technology