Fraud, bureaucracy and an obsession with quantity over quality still hold Chinese science back

From building the biggest experiments the world has ever seen to rolling out the latest medical advances on a massive scale and pushing the boundaries of exploration from the deepest ocean to outer space - China’s scientific ambitions are immense.

The Chinese government’s professed commitment to transparency and responsiveness has had a rocky start.

China has released its first national standards governing the treatment of laboratory animals, and scientists hope the guidelines will improve both conditions for animals and China’s prospects for international research collaborations.

Communist Party boosts defense R&D as it modernizes military

New Chinese 5-year plan promises 2.5% R&D:GDP ratio by 2020, up from 2.05% in 2014.

Proposed controls on foreign operations in China are a threat to scientific collaboration.

Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate.

China has come to an unsettling conclusion: the system that it uses to invest in science and technology is broken.

Core science gets budget boost in a bid to change research culture and increase innovation.