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AIRCRAFT designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong were awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, China’s top science honor, yesterday.
They received the prize for their outstanding
Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said that the Party attaches great importance to sci-tech development, and respects and cares for sci-tech workers.
Last year's State Science and Technology Awards were more open and accessible to foreign scientists, and included the opening of the three main award categories to foreigners for the first time.