China Association for Science and Technology (中國科學技術協會)

Website: http://english.cast.org.cn/

China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is the largest national non-governmental organization of scientists and technological workers in China. Its history can trace back to the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 when a number of the nation's primary scientific and technological organizations gathered to call upon the country's science and technology community to dedicate all their efforts to the building of New China. Since its founding, CAST has made significant contributions to China's progress in science and technology as well as to the country's economic and social development.