1975/11/01 by Anonymous, Frank Press, Mary Brown Bullock +11 · 2 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #China #Delegation #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #History #Law #Library science #People's Republic #Political science #Public administration #Seismology and Earthquake Studies #State (computer science) #earthquake and tectonic studies
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openalex publication_date 1975/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
A visit to China of an American seismological delegation, which took place October 5 to November 5, 1974, is covered in this report. The Americans were sponsored by the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (CSCPRC), and the hosts in China were the Scientific and Technical Association and the State Seismological Bureau. The CSCPRC is sponsored jointly by the National Academy of Sciences, the Social Science Research Council, and the American Council of Learned Societies. \n \nThe visit had its origins in an invitation extended in January 1973 by Carl Kisslinger, as President of the Seismological Society of America, to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to send representatives to a Symposium on Earthquake Prediction Research. Although the Chinese declined to participate, this invitation was one step towards a reciprocal exchange of seismologists between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Several months after Kisslinger's letter the CSCPRC visited Peking. Their purpose was to arrange an exchange program with the Chinese Scientific and Technical Association. Prompted by Kisslinger, the committee's proposals for American delegations included seismology. Not only was this particular exchange accepted, but the Chinese in turn suggested that a Chinese seismology group visit the United States.