China to take lead position in research

Country plans to spearhead major international science projects

China plans to lead major international science projects in climate change, space exploration and neuroscience technologies in the near future, officials said on Wednesday.

Researching the impact of global warming on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the world's Third Pole, is vital to understanding climate change, but foreign scientists often have trouble accessing the region, said Cao Jinghua, the director of international cooperation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.