The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs ( SAFEA ; Chinese : 国家外国专家局 ; pinyin : Guójiā Wàiguó Zhuānjiā Jú ) is an external name used by China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security . SAFEA was previously its own agency of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) that operated under the State Council and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. It was responsible for recruiting foreign experts outside of mainland China - including Taiwan and the special administrative regions - for work in the PRC, and managing the training of Chinese nationals outside of the PRC. It was headquartered in Zhongguancun , Haidian District , Beijing .
34-862: SAFEA founded in 1956 and abolished in March 2018, when its functions were absorbed by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The SAFEA name was retained to interact with foreign parties. The name was transferred to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in March 2023. The fields targeted for foreign recruitment included the economy, technology, management, education, engineering, science, culture, and healthcare. Foreigners usually worked in foreign invested joint-ventures, private industry, state-owned enterprises and public construction projects. SAFEA has had partnerships with universities and professional bodies in several countries, including: According to
68-602: A letter of intent to support collaboration and funding in scientific and technological innovation. Vice President of the Industrial Research Assistance Program at the National Research Council of Canada Mr. Bogdan Ciobanu said that this agreement provides channels for Canadian Small and medium-sized enterprises to cooperate, fund, and promote with their Chinese counterparts and explain that this partnership will increase
102-586: A mainly supervisory and guiding role, as well as overseeing the implementation of scientific research projects and evaluating their results. Additionally, several organizations under the Ministry were transferred to other departments; the SAFEA was transferred to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security , the China Rural Technology Development Center was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs ,
136-683: A multi-level social security system for urban areas and rural areas. The MOHRSS has responsibility for managing the employment market in mainland China . The ministry also oversees the China Overseas Talent Network, part of the Thousand Talents Plan , and has internal bureaus focused on technology transfer . In October 1949, the Central People's Government established the Bureau of Personnel of
170-660: Is a ministry under the State Council of China which is responsible for national labor policies, standards, regulations and managing the national social security . This includes labor force management, labor relationship readjustment, social insurance management and legal construction of labor. The State Bureau of Civil Servants reports to the new ministry. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) formulates development plans for human resources and social security policies, promotes employment, creates income policies for personnel in institutions, and develops
204-661: Is a semi-autonomous research funding agency that provided about $ 4.7 billion in funding to 120,000 research projects in 2017. In addition, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) was also merged into the Ministry of Science and Technology. The merger of this department reflected China's intention to invest more in global research cooperation. In 2023, the Ministry was further reformed, with several responsibilities transferred to other departments. The Ministry would no longer take part in evaluating and managing specific research projects, instead playing
238-576: Is jointly managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Australian government , and mainly supports strategic scientific and technological cooperation between Australia and China. The priority research fields supported by ACSRF are the fields of food and agriculture, health technology , and renewable energy . ACSRF will also fund the establishment of joint research centers, hold special scientific lectures and conduct exchange programs for young scientists . The Queensland government
272-609: Is the executive department of the Central Science and Technology Commission , which coordinates science and technology activities in the country. The office is located in Xicheng District , Beijing . The ministry is responsible for formulating guidelines and related policies for science and technology in China development and promoting basic and special research on science and technology. The predecessor of MOST
306-409: Is the new coal chemical industry, to reduce environmental pollution and dependence on imported crude oil. Most of China's energy was produced by burning coal . This method of coal utilization would produce a lot of harmful gases, which directly led to the world's top ten polluted cities all in China, and huge economic losses. Since 2005, under the strategy of the Ministry of Science and Technology,
340-455: Is the plasma surface metallurgy technique. The research has developed an alloy material that can withstand the requirements of industrial applications above 800 °C and has oxidation resistance. This alloy material will contribute to China's aerospace industry and automotive industry . Since 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China has formulated the main development direction of China's medium and long-term national energy
374-517: The 2008 National People's Congress . Due to the financial crisis of 2008 and late 2000s recession , the department has recommended companies to prevent and control large staff reduction. In July 2022, MOHRSS and nine other central ministries launched a occupational injury insurance program for platform economy workers. Through the pilot program, platform companies in specified cities and provinces were required to purchase occupational injury insurance for their workers. Since December 30, 2022,
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#1732787736393408-555: The 9th National People's Congress in 1998. In 2018, the Ministry of Science and Technology was approved for restructuring at the National People's Congress , where 15 ministries were merged, reorganized, or abolished. The most significant departmental adjustment was the merger of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) into the Ministry of Science and Technology. The NSFC
442-848: The State Council established the Personnel Bureau of Government Offices of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In 1980, the State Council decided to merge the bureau and the Office of the Military Cadre Reassignment Working Group of the State Council to establish the State Personnel Bureau, an organization directly under the State Council. In May 1982, the State Administration of Labor, the State Personnel Bureau,
476-568: The global South . Murenzi said that the cooperative relationship between China and TWAS began 35 years ago at the beginning of TWAS establishment, and proposed to strengthen more scientific exchanges and cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in the future. In 2009, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology established a scientific cooperation program with the European Commission (CE), with
510-859: The 1999 Cox Report , SAFEA's CAIEP is "one of several organizations set up by the PRC for illicit technology transfer through contacts with Western scientists and engineers." In March 2022, a federal jury convicted a man of fraudulently obtaining U.S. visas for CAIEP employees. A 2019 report by the United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations stated that SAFEA's contracts with foreign experts "include provisions that violate U.S. standards of research integrity, place TTP members in compromising legal and ethical positions, and undermine fundamental U.S. scientific norms of transparency, reciprocity, and integrity." SAFEA has been
544-826: The China Biotechnology Development Center was transferred to the National Health Commission , and the China Agenda 21 Management Center and the High Technology Research and Development Center were placed under the National Natural Science Foundation of China . In December 2017, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) reached an agreement with
578-436: The Ministry of Science and Technology of China will consist of three parts, namely improving energy efficiency, using more non-coal energy, and promoting national energy conservation. As for the specific energy development strategy, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China has not officially issued a statement. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
612-502: The Ministry of Science and Technology of China. China's energy consumption has grown rapidly from 6% to 20% of the world's energy consumption in 30 years. In addition, carbon dioxide emissions have risen from 8 percent of the world's total to 24 percent in 30 years. These facts prove that the new coal chemical industry promoted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in 2005 has not freed China from problems such as excessive energy consumption and air pollution. The main reason for
646-468: The State Council and the Ministry of Labor of the Central People's Government. In 1950, the Ministry of Personnel of the Central People's Government was established, with An Ziwen as its first minister. In 1954, the Ministry of Personnel of the Central People's Government was abolished and the Bureau of Personnel of the State Council was set up. In 1959, the Bureau of Personnel of the State Council
680-580: The State Editorial Office and the Bureau of Scientific and Technological Cadres of the State Council were merged to form the Ministry of Labor and Personnel, and Zhao Shouyi was appointed as the minister. In 1988, according to the Institutional Reform Program of the State Council, the Ministry of Personnel of China and the Ministry of Labor of China were set up after separating the labor and personnel, and filling up
714-457: The energy consumption and industrial scale of the coal chemical industry have increased year by year. This strategy is expected to reduce China's air pollution and efficient utilization of coal and other issues. An article published in Renewable & sustainable energy reviews in 2015 pointed out that China's energy consumption and production in 2010 were greater than the early forecasts of
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#1732787736393748-599: The factors related to chronic kidney disease, this survey uses logistic regression . The survey concluded that the estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease in China is similar to that in developed countries such as the United States and Norway. However, the prevalence of stage 3 and stage 4 chronic kidney disease is lower than the prevalence in the United States and Norway . Researchers speculate that
782-463: The global presence of Canadian companies . In 2020, MOST and Innovation Fund Denmark carried out bilateral cooperation on sustainable city development solutions. In this project, Innovation Fund Denmark will allocate 15 million Danish krone , and MOST will allocate 20 million RMB to support four to five joint innovation research projects. The background of this cooperation is that both parties want to contribute to sustainable urban development, and
816-485: The goal of conducting joint projects in scientific research areas of mutual interest. On December 16, 2015, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China launched a call for proposals. MOST will provide 200 million RMB annually to support the cooperation between China and European partners in various fields. The main supported scientific research fields are food , agriculture , biotechnology , information technology , aerospace , energy , health , etc. This fund
850-715: The goal of strengthening knowledge sharing, capacity building and cooperation in sustainable development among countries. In addition, Mr. Liu Zhenmin , Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said that DESA and MOST signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage developing countries to conduct joint research in the field of green technology . In July 2019, TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi held talks with Wang Zhigang , Minister of MOST, to discuss issues such as jointly advancing scientific development in
884-404: The ministry is headed by Wang Xiaoping . On February 21, 2023, MOHRSS issued a notice addressing contracts for new forms of employment, including through the platform economy. The notice emphasized the importance of platform companies signing contracts with workers and provided template contracts to be used in work situations that are short of employer-employee relationships. On March 11, 2023,
918-497: The other functions, respectively, and the Bureau of Scientific and Technological Cadres of the former State Science and Technology Commission of China was merged into the Ministry of Personnel to adapt to the separation of party and government and the reform of the cadre and personnel system. The current ministry was created from the merger of the former Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Labor and Social Security, announced at
952-517: The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in China has increased rapidly in the past 20 years. Therefore, the prevalence of stage 3 and stage 4 chronic kidney disease will gradually increase in the next decade. The final result shows that chronic kidney disease has become one of the most important public health problems in China, and it needs more attention in rural areas with the poor economy . The MOST has corresponding support in material research in 2018.The main research direction of this project
986-447: The priority areas for funding are energy storage and smart city . The survey is a nationwide public health survey supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and a total of 50,500 adults were invited to conduct the survey. The background of this survey is that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in developing countries is relatively high, but there is no such related survey in China. To specifically analyse
1020-490: The subject of espionage investigations. In 2010, Noshir Gowadia was convicted for selling classified information, primarily regarding the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit , to a SAFEA official. SAFEA has been reported to operate nominally private front organizations such as Virginia-based Triway Enterprises. Ministry of Science and Technology (China) The Ministry of Science and Technology
1054-403: The wrong direction of the national energy development strategy is that the Ministry of Science and Technology of China incorrectly estimated the modern per capita living energy consumption. In the context of high tech development, China's per capita living energy consumption is on average 50% higher than a decade ago. It is speculated that the future energy development strategy formulated by
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1088-769: Was abolished and the Bureau of Personnel of Government Offices of the Ministry of the Interior was set up as an internal organization within the Ministry of Interior Affairs . During the Cultural Revolution , the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the People's Republic of China was abolished, and the work related to personnel was transferred to the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party for handling. In March 1978,
1122-635: Was the National Technical Committee established at the 28th Plenary Session of the State Council in 1956. It merged with the Scientific Planning Commission to form the State Science and Technology Commission in 1958. The commission was abolished in 1970, but was re-established in March 1978. The commission was renamed to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China at
1156-548: Was the first state in Australia to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, originally signed in 2008 and renewed in 2014. It covers cooperation in the fields of renewable energy technology, environment , advanced materials, nanotechnology , agriculture, etc. In February 2016, representatives from the National Research Council of Canada and MOST signed
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