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U.S. - China Environment, Science and Technology Cooperation

 

China and the United States cooperate in the fields of environment, science and technology and health under our 1979 bilateral S&T umbrella agreement, which was recently renewed to last until 2006. Under the terms of this Agreement, Chinese and U.S. government agencies now cooperate in over thirty specialized fields, including energy efficiency, clean energy and environmental protection.
 

Fact Sheet on U.S.-China Environment, Science & Technology and Health Cooperation

 

 U.S. - China ES&T Cooperation

Some Sino-U.S. Cooperation Activities

Wilson Center Inventory of U.S. Government, NGO, Third Country Bilateral and Multilateral environmental activities with China

U.S. and Third Country NGO Private Cooperation Initiatives

  • US-China NGOs September 1999 U.S. - China Environmental NGO forum
  • China Brief on private, corporate and official development aid to China
  • Financing Environmental Protection in China: The Role of Foundations and NGOs Some frank views from a Wilson Center Environmental Changes and Security Project working group.
  • About Operation Smile improves the quality of life for children, families, and communities in 15 developing nations where there is a profound need for specialized medical care and surgery. Operation Smile now serves Chengdu, Kumming, Nanchana, Zhaoqing, and Nanjing; 1,300 patients treated and 3,902 man hours of training offered.
  • Bridge to Asia is a nonprofit organization which supports education and research in developing countries in Asia. Current projects include 1) Internet-based "information-transfer stations" in the fields of medicine, law, and planning and architecture, 2) the China Telemedicine Project, and 3) a book donation program.
  • China Foundation, Inc The China Foundation, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit, charitable organization in 1997. The mission of the Foundation is to raise funds for improving basic health services and elementary education programs in underdeveloped rural areas in China.
  • Ford Foundation | Homepage: Programs, Featured Stories and Publications
  • Global Greengrants Fund  international environmental grassroots foundation for developing countries around the globe
  • Heifer Project International helps impoverished families worldwide become more self-reliant through the gift of livestock and training in their care. Information on programs and volunteer opportunities. Local people then "pass on the gift" to others in their community. China projects include the Jianyang White Goose Project, the Da Yi County Rabbit Project, the Lezhi County Meat Goat Project and the Xinjiang Dairy Cattle Project.
  • Heart to Heart Internationalis active in providing medical supplies and other provisions in times of disaster in China. It also assists in other medical areas.
  • International Fund for China's Environment
  • Orbis International ORBIS International is a non profit making organisation dedicated to fighting curable blindness worldwide through health education and hands on training for ophthalmologists, nurses, anaesthetists, biomedical engineers and health care workers. Operating from the world's only "flying eye hospital", a fully equipped teaching hospital in a converted DC-10 aircraft, ORBIS has carried out 290 programmes in 72 countries and has trained over 33,000 doctors and nurses since it was established in 1982. Orbis visited Hefei, China in Summer 1997.
  •  PATH : Program for Appropriate Technology in Health For over three years, PATH has worked with the State Family Planning Commission (SFPC) in China to strengthen men's involvement in reproductive health.


Medical Books for China International enriches medical libraries throughout China. Address: 1201 E. Florence Avenue, Santa  Fe Springs, CA 9060-4504 USA (506) 976-8774

  • Yale School of Nursing, in cooperation with the World AIDS Foundation, trains Chinese nurses in techniques of AIDS treatment and prevention. These nurses in turn educate their colleagues.

Chinese Government Perspectives on International Cooperation on ES&T:

        Ministry of Science and Technology Overview of PRC International S&T Cooperation

 Ministry of Science and Technology S&T Newsletter

Some International Organization and Third Country Official Cooperation Actitivites with China


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