In the morning of June 28, 2012, Professor Ming-Wei Wang, Director of the National Center for Drug Screening (NCDS)/Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL), was interview by Mr. Geoff Carr, Science and Technology Editor of The Economist (UK). The conversation lasted over 2 hours during which Dr. Wang gave a detailed account as to the development history and grand vision of NCDS/CNCL. He also responded to each question raised by Mr. Carr. The Economist is a world renowned weekly journal with a current distribution volume exceeding 1.5 million copies.