Famous Economist in China Paid A Visit to GIBH

On the morning of Jan 12th, 2007, Prof. WU Jinglian, paid a visit to Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health(GIBH), Chinese Academy of Sciences, accompanied by Mr. CHEN Mingde, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Municipality, Mr. LIU Yuelun, Chief Executive of Luogang District, Guangzhou and Mr. CAI Gangqiang, Director of Guangzhou Science and Technology Department.

After hearing a brief introduction of GIBH by Mr. HUANG Jianchong, Secretary of CPC Committee and Deputy Director General of the institute in terms of its targets and mission, the course of its foundation, talents recruitment, as well as progress in the scientific researches and achievements, the visitors also visited the laboratories of the institute. Prof. Wu showed a great interest in the state strategic layout for the construction of the new-style research institutes for science and technology within the new national situation, as well as in the operational and managerial pattern of GIBH. He praised the achievements that have been effectively obtained by the institute in such a short period of time.

Prof. Wu is a well-known economist in China, and also a researcher in the Development Research Center of State Council P.R. China and editor-in-chief of two journals, i.e. REFORM and COMPARITIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS.