Returnees finding big opportunities

Professor Ren Xiaobing said he was pleased to have made the right choice in 2009, when he decided to return from Japan to join Xi'an Jiaotong University in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

In January, he and his scientific team were awarded the 2016 National Science and Technology Award.

"Now is the best time for scientific research in China. China has a bigger stage, more opportunities and a much larger space for growth and development," he said. "Under such circumstances, we overseas returnees can make our mark on the world."