As an important part of thenationalsustainable developmentstrategy, the development ofadvanced materials is advancing thecompetitive nature andstate of the art forChinese industry. The State has put advanced materials high on its development agenda for the next decade and listed it among the keyhigh-tech industrysectors that would be given priority for development by theState Council. At present, the pace of building China's advanced materials industry is accelerating. Advanced materials have been key fields in China's national R&D system (National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program) and National Basic Research Program (973 Program)).
