








Five-Year Plan for Emergency Management System Issued
The State Council of China on February 14 released a plan to uplift the construction of the country's emergency management system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). According to the plan, a unified, quick-response, and coordinated emergency management mechanism with higher levels of scientific and technological information and comprehensive support systems will be built by 2025.
China Ranked First in PCT Application Again
According to the latest statistics issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China ranked first in international patent application volume in 2021 for the third consecutive year. Applicants from China filed 69,540 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, growing 0.9 percent from 2020.
Powdery Mildew Resistance and Yield Retain in Wheat Achieved Simultaneously
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences illustrated that a mutant with a 304-kilobase pair targeted deletion in the MLO-B1 locus of wheat retains crop growth and yields while showing robust powdery mildew resistance. The result was published in Nature online on February 9.