中国科学技术协会 | |
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Abbreviation | CAST |
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Formation | September 1958 |
Type | People's organization |
Headquarters | Haidian District, Beijing, China |
Coordinates | 39°54′50″N 116°20′20″E / 39.913815°N 116.339026°E |
Fields | Science and Technology |
Official language | Chinese English |
President | Wan Gang |
CCP Branch Secretary | He Junke |
Vice President | Yang Wei |
Affiliations | Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
Website | english |
China Association for Science and Technology | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国科学技术协会 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國科學技術協會 | ||||||
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The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; Chinese: 中国科学技术协会; pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxué Jìshù Xiéhuì) is a people's organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international levels.[1][2][3] CAST was formed in September 1958 through the merger of the All-China Federation of Natural Science Societies and the All-China Association for Science Popularization.[2] Its stated goal is to act as a link between the science and technology community and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government.[2] CAST is a constituent member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[4][5][6] Wan Gang is the current president of the national committee of CAST.[7] He Junke serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary for CAST.[8]