Gradually the tension across the Taiwan Strait has lowered and technological interchange, trade, investment and cultural communication between the two sides has expanded. Because of the long-term historical hostility, at present there still exists political distrust which cannot be diminished immediately.
Therefore, how to manage the communications between the two sides so as to avoid unpredictable damage has become one of the most important issues for the government. In general, the government must control both the speed and content of communication deregulation.
Due to the characteristics of S & T (Science and technology) such as innovation, long-term benefits, etc., and the uncertain essence of the Taiwan-mainland relationship, maybe scientific and technological interchange is the best choice of all possible kinds of communication.
But before any decisions are made about policies for scientific and technological communication, we should understand the development of S & T on the mainland. This paper introduces past events and policies for S & T and the condition of industrial technologies. In addition, it describes current scientific and technological plans such as “863” and “Torch”, estimates R & D scientist and engineer input which is ambiguous, and analyzes the distribution of scientists and engineers in different industries to reveal the economic meaning of the industrial technological component.
