China is now world’s No 1 science power, top Russian scientist Artem Oganov says

Leading Russian chemist and materials scientist Artem Oganov, who received China’s top international science and technology award, said the honour from the world’s No 1 science power was a sign he was “on the right track”.Oganov, a distinguished professor at the science-and-technology" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="165599" data-entity-type="organization">Skolkovo Institute of science and Technology in Moscow and long-time China collaborator, and eight other experts were awarded the International science and Technology Cooperation Award by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony in Beijing last week.After Oganov visited China in 2008, he told colleagues and friends in Europe that the country was “on the way” to being No 1 in both industry and science, but said this was met with scepticism at the time.