The Visit of a Chinese Scientist Delegation to the United States in 1972 and Its Significance
The technology exchange between China and the United States in the 1970s was an important component of the normalization of Sino-US relations and played a crucial role in China's foreign technology exchange work.The paper analyzes the origin and practice of the Chinese scientist delegation's visit to the United States in 1972,including the driving force of scientific and technological exchanges between China and the United States,the composition and tasks of the delegation members,the itinerary in the United States,and the report upon their return home.It discusses the role of the delegation's successful visit to the United States in promoting domestic and international scientific and technological exchanges in the 1970s.This visit restarted China's process of learning science and technology from Western countries led by the United States,promoting the gradual integration of Chinese science into the mainstream of world scientific development,and laying the ideological foundation for science and technology exchange and cooperation policies after the Reform and Opening-Up.
Chinese scientist delegationChina-US scientific and technological exchangeZhou Enlai