China’s most influential scientific and technological think tanks are rethinking their admissions process The Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and the Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE)have redrafted their charters in an effort to improve the selection and management system for academicians.The amended charters,which were ratified during the biennial congresses of the country’s China’s most influential scientific and technological think tanks are rethinking their admissions process The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) have redrafted their charters in an effort to improve the selection and management system for academicians. The amended charters , which were ratified during the biennial congresses of the country’s