imate ▁rights ▁of ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers ▁and ▁organ ize ▁them ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁state ; ▁iv ) ▁to ▁award ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers ▁with ▁out standing ▁contributions ; ▁v ) ▁to ▁provide ▁decision - making ▁advice ▁and ▁other ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁industry ▁on ▁science ▁and ▁technology - related ▁problems ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁economic ▁development ; ▁vi ) ▁to ▁develop ▁co oper ative ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁international ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁communities ; ▁and ▁v ii ) ▁to ▁develop ▁continued ▁education ▁through ▁various ▁training ▁programs . ▁At ▁present , ▁CA ST ▁and ▁its ▁affili ated ▁soci eties ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁international ▁scientific ▁and ▁engineering ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Journal ▁ ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁Review ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁now ▁is ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁China ▁Association ▁for ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁( CA ST ). ▁Ch arg ed ▁by ▁CA ST , ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁Review ▁is ▁edited ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁Review ▁Society . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁China ▁Association ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁China ▁Association ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁CA ST ▁( English ▁version ) ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 9 0 9 0 9 1 7 2 1 0 3 / http :// www . ca