National Program on Key Basic Research Project

Overview
The National Basic Research Program (973 Program) is China's on-going national keystone basic research program, which was approved by the Chinese government in June 1997 and is organized and implemented by the ]]Ministry of Science and Technology]]. The 973 Program is created on the basis of existing research activities and deployments made by the National Nature Science Foundation and major dedicated pre-studies, to organize and implement basic research to meet the nation's major strategic needs.

Source

 * "National Basic Research Program" (full-text).