CHINA-S&T
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Bai Chunlu, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), announced in August 2014, that the CAS's 104 Institutes would be reformed and the way it rewards its scientists would be changed to make the CAS a world leader in S&T by 2030. The CAS, which receives funding amounting to GBP 4.43 billion annually, is under pressure for its failure to produce enough breakthroughs that are changing the world. A document outlining the proposed changes was circulated in September 2014. It proposes creating four specified centres of excellence and increasing the salaries of scientists to reduce their dependence.
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