The Ningbo Association for Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as NBAST), is a non-governmental organization under the leadership of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee; a mass organization of scientific and technological professionals in Ningbo; a constituent member of the Ningbo Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); a bridge that links the Communist Party of China and the government to scientific and technological professionals; an major social force for the development of science...