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Attendees applaud during China's State Top Scientific and Technological Award ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on January 11, 2010.

Attendees applaud during China's State Top Scientific and Technological Award ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on January 11, 2010. [Xinhua]

 

Two scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences received China's annual top science honor Monday for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation.

Gu Chaohao, a mathematician, and space scientist Sun Jiadong won China's 2009 State Top Scientific and Technological Award, China's highest science honor.

The two scientists were each awarded 5 million yuan (US$732,300). Chinese President Hu Jintao presented the certificates to the scientists at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.

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