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The fast-paced economic development in China needs to be complemented by strong support for fundamental research, particularly in the materials sciences.

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Figure 1: International research expenditure.
Figure 2: Publications from China.

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The authors are pleased to acknowledge insightful discussions with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

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  1. Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research & Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710016, China

    Lian Zhou

  2. Materials Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Hengde Li

  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, 100085, China

    Changxu Shi

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Zhou, L., Li, H. & Shi, C. Materials research in China. Nature Mater 7, 603–605 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2234

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