# Canonical recap data for China Adopts One-Child Policy (1979)
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title: China Adopts One-Child Policy
subtitle: Deng Xiaoping's controversial population control measure shaped Chinese demographics for three decades and became a defining policy of modern China.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1979-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1979
decade: 1970
country:
name: China
slug: china
summaryShort: China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest is one of the biggest national science competitions in China held by organizations including China Association for Science and Technology and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Every year, more than 10 million students from all parts of Chi
summaryLong: China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest is one of the biggest national science competitions in China held by organizations including China Association for Science and Technology and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Every year, more than 10 million students from all parts of China submit their projects in local-level competitions and up to 500 projects are eventually selected for the CASTIC. A few top projects are further selected to participate in competitions including Broadcom Masters International, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, or European Union Contest for Young Scientists.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest"
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- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Adolescents_Science_%26_Technology_Innovation_Contest"
  title: China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest
  provider: Wikipedia
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categories:
- election
metaDescription: China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest is one of the biggest national science competitions in China held by organizations including China Ass
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  capturedAt: 2025-11-18
  label: China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Adolescents_Science_%26_Technology_Innovation_Contest"
