from the U.S.-anxiety dept.
Senior Associate davesag writes "There's an article in the chinese People's Daily headlined 'China Sets up First Nanometer Technology Industrial Base in Tianjin': 'Its long-term focus is to develop and produce nanometer parts and nanometer machinery. Officials said as a joint effort of the State Administration of Petroleum and Chemical Industries, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qinghua University and Beijing University of Science and Engineering, the base would use the talented personnel and the existing labs in the universities, research institutions and enterprises to accelerate nanometer technology industrial development in the country.'
The full article has a few interesting links."