You are currently viewing the summary.
View Full TextLog in to view the full text
AAAS login provides access to Science for AAAS members, and access to other journals in the Science family to users who have purchased individual subscriptions.
More options
Download and print this article for your personal scholarly, research, and educational use.
Buy a single issue of Science for just $15 USD.
This article has a correction. Please see:
Summary
Will Asia be a strong science partner in the 21st century? Our future depends on solving critical problems, many of which require scientific or technical solutions. Asia, which contains two-thirds of the world's population, should be a source of considerable talent for tackling these problems. It has the advantage of geographic size, a youthful population, and increasing wealth. Scholarly activity has been widely respected in Asian cultures throughout their history. Over 400,000 Asian students enrolled in U.S. universities come from Asia (1). In the past, many of these students remained in the United States, but recently an increasing number are returning to their homelands. In response, several Asian countries are attempting to build fundamental research establishments to accommodate these returnees and to increase science capacity (2).
