MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040031-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2011
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: April 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTPY China
CLASSIFICATION .CONF'IDENTIAIfSECLT_~ITY ru~nR~~ra~rnN
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
aIVFQRMATIOiV REPVRT
I~ledical Research and Development
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THIS 1S UNEVALUATED INFCRMAT ON
Che 4'-~lity et Chine=e medical reeearch an3 d~a~;1o~~:,-~~rt~
T!;e quality of Chine ,e medical re..=esrc~ +..hrdag2-, 1948 eras ?~r;; p_:-:_ , 1`rae ~,
idnrl'3 iJar. II and the ~?.:Lseq?:.ent civi]. War aii a^+ivt+,iea melt;dir.; r=-~.,r:.. .
rele~a+.ed a= minor .:.-,e..de.a*.iona and a policy- cf ~'Wa= eiPo~w!:s fir=,,, Ka- >- ~d?
-. -?---..,-. ~.?".1~.31. ic_e5rcn ~.-~as nzver encrnaragea b;/ the Chine: e Ids?_,~ : ;.i.~t~:_,,, errm~ nt..
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The exiting medical colleges were interested primarily during this time i.n
tra nine Draci:i rianc
work was given more than a minor consideration, it was inythelfieldiofragriculturo.
llue to the lack of equipment, adequate Financial support, and sufficient
nrnaevnr the- ^l .~__
^y.;~ f vy Oi tr1e 13t't1e That W8E dopey was
-- ---?--,, -~~??~~u i?1?att1..41 nesear cn i~epertmen*_ in the
TJai,ional Academy cp Science st Shanghai, The head of the latter into+.ution wa.
Dr Lisa K -Fh nQ'~ a physiologist. Thie 1Qedicsl Research Department held a
position in the Tational A~ademv similar tc? that of the Department rf Zo;:logy, the
Department rf Botr~r and a few others. The purpose of this Medical Research
Lepartmert ?.;s to perfor?rn! research on anti-biotics such ar.. the eubstarcee from
the blue mold nF mot;,-.,a r,...~._
Since 1 4f3 ar _ _ _.._ ., .,,a,.,.uy icr.cncc:n sac,1 ae wound healing,
publications, pr.?afessional rumors and hearsay 50X1-HUM
the CI-dnese Common i a. l:nvnwn..~e.,.. u- _ ..__..
ea
liquidate in the field of enetlcr have been 50X1- H U M
Tdedical College of Cheki e
ang University was transferred to the Chekiang Prcvircial
2dedical College. Similar transfers and reorganizations are known to have occurred
all over the country. Anew Department of Experimental Biology aas ea?tablished
at the National Academy of Science (Ko-She-Yuan) after the Crn~unist Regime took
over; this new department is considered one of the strongest of the ldatienal
A?c~a,~demy and coatairs srn*.le of the top biologists of China, such ae Professor S7.tgan
ray' and Profee~nr T i. T.nx' tn.,,++.,.... __ __~ ~._ .
Of course, Dr Tai: had to give up hie Renetlcs researr.); whA? t~,e n,..,,,.,,,...... _ ~_
~+ver, Since the entire field of genetics has been condemned by them~ae reams ionarv
and all former friends and colle
breinchea ? Du:t?i 1 2 the " --+~ q .,....~.~w~ "c' cncr aucn as military medi::al
universities innorder to concae3rtrateVtheirt"manpower"a and ae ahreaultesomeand
collegeu were eliminated from the parent university which in turn wss then allowed
to expand along c?'?ly certain special lines, For example, the National University
of Chekiang had a rather good foundation of naturaleciences, but in the reorgani-
zation the Biology Department wee, transferred to BhBnuhai Univers1ty (Fu-Ten
University). Dr C C ~;~ formerly professor ir. the:~ielegy Department of
ateFU-Tart''Univereit anandastetedeineln 2f that his department hue aoieottre,ofsever ~
20 personnel.
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