the visit upon which this report is based was undertaken under the aegis of the committee on scholarly communication with the people's republic of china. the delegation was in china from may 21 through june 9, 1979. the formal host in the people's republic was the chinese academy of sciences, and the institute of atomic energy also played an essential role in organizing and expediting the activities the report is organized as follows: it begins with a general discussion of the organization of research and educational activities in china as a framework for subsequent discussion of details following overview sections on chinese science and education policy and on nuclear science activities, more detailed reports are given on visits to five quite different universities and to seven different research institutes. this is followed with brief sections on the visit to the vanguard factory, to the silk and dye factory in hangzhou, and to the shanghai industrial exhibition. the report concludes with impressions of chinese industrial development, general impressions in a number of topical areas, a few overall conclusions, and finally a number of appendixes pertaining to the travel