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Photo taken on June 5, 2006 shows the academician conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. The four-day, 13th CAS conference and eighth CAE conference were opened simultaneously on June 5. (Xinhua Photo) |
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Lu Yongxiang (1st R Front), vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress and president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), presides over the opening session of the academician conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) |
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Xu Kuangdi, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), addresses the opening session of the academician conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) |
BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Monday that members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) are the pride of the Chinese nation and the people.
Hu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at the conference of the CAS and CAE members, which was also attended by other leading members of the CPC.
Hu praised the CAS and CAE members for making excellent contributions to major state science projects, including the manned space flight, super hybrid rice and high-performance super servers.
Hu said the two academies gather the country's most talented research elites to address key social and economic problems for the country.
At the four-day conference, the CAS will revise its constitution, elect a new leadership for its academic divisions and elect the seventh batch of its foreign associates. The CAE will also elect a new leadership. A total of 20 senior engineers will be awarded the Sixth Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize at the conference. Enditem
