Article: Nobel Prize may be awarded to Chinese

Nobel committee members say the first prize awarded to Chinese will likely be in the literature or peace categories.

Although a Chinese national has never won a Nobel Prize, Nobel committee members suggested at a March 23 forum in Beijing that the time is approaching.

"Not today, not next year, perhaps next, next year," said Anders Flodstrom, president of the Sweden-based The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), to Chinese students at a forum titled "Nobel Prize and Scientific Discovery" held at Tsinghua University.

Flodstrom and three Nobel committee members Borje Johansson, Sven Lidin and Bertil Fredholm were invited to share their thoughts on the Nobel Prize and its history.

During the ...

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