2019年CRI CAS provides 268 mln USD for B&R science projects

 

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced that since 2013 it has provided over 1.8 billion yuan, about 270 million U.S. dollars, for science and technology projects that are part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Bai Chunli is the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He spoke¹ about the efforts of the academy to establish a platform to support science and innovation in Belt and Road countries.

"We led the establishment of the first comprehensive international science and technology organization, the Belt and Road Alliance of International Science Organization, or ANSO. We also trained science and technology talent and built overseas science and education centers for Belt and Road countries and regions. We also initiated² scientific and technological³ cooperation projects, and enhanced the application of the achievements yielded from these projects along the Belt and Road," Baid said.

The Alliance of International Science Organization was launched last November, and the first 37 ANSO members have prepared a two year action plan.

Bai Chunli said the organization had pledged become an influential⁴ international platform for carrying out scientific and technological innovation and promoting sustainable development globally.

"Compared with other international organizations for science and technology, ANSO pays more attention to the development needs of countries along the Belt and Road, and especially the use of science and technology to solve problems regarding resources, the environment, and people's livelihood⁵ in these countries. ANSO also attaches great importance to cultivating young talents. We will nurture⁶ more young talents for Belt and Road countries through this organization," Bai noted⁷.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has trained nearly 5,000 science and technology experts from Belt and Road countries, and they are becoming a leading force in the development of the initiative.

The academy has built nine overseas science and education centers in Africa, South America, and in South and Southeast Asia. And plans are underway for the 10th center.

It has also initiated more than 100 cooperation projects that support green development along the routes of the Belt and Road.

While some scientists focus on basic research that might not produce findings readily applicable out in the world, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been concentrating on research with practical outcomes that can positively⁸ impact on local development.

Cao Jinhua, the director of the academy's international cooperation bureau, provides examples: "For instance, we have made good suggestions on the construction of the China-Pakistan highway and disaster prevention, as well as the construction of a knowledgebase for biodiversity conservation in Kenya and Central Asia. We also helped Sri Lanka solve to solve its drinking water problem, and provided climate forecasts for local fishermen, which was complimented by Sri Lanka's government and its people. And we worked together with Uzbekistan to develop some of the drugs that were needed locally."

Academy officials said that China has also benefited from the outcomes of this scientific research in areas such as tackling desertification and ecology conservation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

3 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

4 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

5 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

6 nurture   

n.养育，照顾，教育；滋养，营养品；vt.养育，给与营养物，教养，扶持

参考例句：

• The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
• The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。