The articles relate to the National Conference on Science Policy held in Beijing 17 - 27 Mar. 1978. The articles are described as ‘Joseph Needham’s impressions of developments in science policy in present-day China’. The title of the three articles is ‘Science reborn in China’ comprising:
1. Rise and fall of the anti-intellectual ‘gang’
2. Springtime for the people, springtime for science
3. Great leap forward means more contact with West.