Progress on Chinese Domestic Agency
Since the signature of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Agreement in Paris on 21 November 2006, China has made great progress on the establishment of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China Office, which is affiliated to the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). It is the entity which will provide the Chinese contributions to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization. Under the leadership of Vice Minister Liu Yanhua of MOST, the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China Office will soon be transformed into the Chinese Domestic Agency, which will be the legal entity responsible for the implementation of the Chinese ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ fusion activities, and which will provide the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization with the components and procurement packages allocated to China.
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China Office is divided into five departments: Project Management, Engineering, Quality Assurance, International Affairs, and Administration. Luo Delong, Contact Person for China, is the Deputy Director General of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China Office, and is in charge of daily affairs related to ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ.
In order to develop fusion science and technology domestically, a Specialist Committee for National Magnetic Confinement Fusion has also been established, consisting of a chief scientist assisted by several specialists and experts from the fields of magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, and the educational community. The head of the committee is Professor Huo Yuping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Science and both Contact Person and Participant Team Leader of China.