Chinese Academy of Sciences

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The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Simplified Chinese: 中国科学院; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be confused with the Republic of China's (Taiwan) Academia Sinica currently headquartered in Taipei which shares the same roots), is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences currently has five sections: The CAS has eleven regional branches at Shenyang, Changchun, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Kunming, Xi’an, Lanzhou, Hefei and Xinjiang.

The CAS has over 100 institutes, one university (the University of Science and Technology of China at Hefei, Anhui), one graduate school, (the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Backed by institutes of CAS, GSCAS is headquartered in Beijing, with graduate education bases in Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Lanzhou), four documentation and information centers, three technology support centers and two news and publishing units. These CAS branches and offices are located in 20 provinces and municipalities throughout China. CAS has invested in or created over 430 science- and technology-based enterprises in eleven industries including eight companies listed on stock exchanges.

Membership of the Academy represents the highest level of national honor for Chinese scientists.
  • President: Lu Yongxiang
  • Executive vice president: Chunli Bai
  • Director general of basic sciences: Zhang Jie

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Largest city Taipei[1]
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Academia Sinica (Chinese: 中央研究院; Pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn), headquartered in the Nan-kang district (
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Taipei City
臺北市

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A national academy is a body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates the activities of research in (nearly always) the sciences and (sometimes) other disciplines.
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natural science refers to a rational approach to the study of the universe, which is understood as obeying rules or laws of natural origin. The term natural science
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March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲)
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The State Council (Simplified Chinese: 国务院; Pinyin: Guówùyuàn), which is largely synonymous with the Central People's Government (Chinese:
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北京
The Temple of Heaven, a symbol of Beijing
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Mathematics (colloquially, maths or math) is the body of knowledge centered on such concepts as quantity, structure, space, and change, and also the academic discipline that studies them. Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary conclusions".
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Physics is the science of matter[1] and its motion[2][3], as well as space and time[4][5] —the science that deals with concepts such as force, energy, mass, and charge.
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Shenyang (沈阳, in Chinese), or Mukden (in Manchu), is the capital city of Liaoning province in Northeast China. It is a sub-provincial city with a population of 7.2 million within its administrative area of 12,924 km².
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Changchun (Traditional Chinese: 長春; Pinyin: Chángchūn) is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located at the northeast of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city. The name originated from the Jurchen language.
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上海?
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南京市
Nanjing city skyline
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武汉
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Kunming (Chinese: 昆明; Pinyin: Kūnmíng; Wade-Giles: K'un-ming) is the capital city of Yunnan province, China.
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Lanzhou (Simplified Chinese: 兰州; Traditional Chinese: 蘭州; Pinyin: Lánzhōu
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Hefei (Chinese: 合肥; Pinyin: Héféi; Wade-Giles: Hofei; literally: "Junction of the (South) Fei Rivers"; former names: Ho-fei, Luzhou, Luchow) is a prefecture-level city and the provincial
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University of Science & Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) (USTC) is one of the most prestigious universities in China.
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Hefei (Chinese: 合肥; Pinyin: Héféi; Wade-Giles: Hofei; literally: "Junction of the (South) Fei Rivers"; former names: Ho-fei, Luzhou, Luchow) is a prefecture-level city and the provincial
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安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng
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Origin of name 安 ān - Anqing
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The Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Simplified Chinese: 中国科学院研究生院; Pinyin:
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