Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), participates in the inauguration of the Chile-China Joint Center for Astronomy, the first CAS scientific institution outside China, in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Oct. 4, 2013. China and Chile agreed on an annual fund of 3 million U.S. dollars for joint astronomical research on Friday. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)
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