Xi Jinping: Strengthen Basic Research to Solidify the Foundation of a Science and Technology Powerhouse
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized at the "Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research" in Shanghai that basic research must be vigorously promoted to lay a solid foundation for building a science and technology powerhouse. This initiative aims to enhance China's original and disruptive innovation capabilities.
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(Taipei, Central News Agency, 30th) Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that global scientific and technological competition is increasingly focusing on frontier basic fields, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is becoming more prominent. He called for strengthening basic research with greater efforts and more concrete measures to enhance China's original innovation capabilities and further solidify the foundation for building a science and technology powerhouse.
According to official media Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping made the above remarks on the morning of the 30th at the "Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research" in Shanghai. Frontier fields are key research directions that are forward-looking, innovative, and strategic, formed during the process of disciplinary development.
Xi Jinping said that basic research is the source of the scientific system and the general headquarters for all technical problems. He called for strengthening basic research with greater efforts and more concrete measures to enhance China's original innovation capabilities and further solidify the foundation for building a science and technology powerhouse.
He said that the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and global scientific and technological competition is increasingly focusing on frontier basic fields, with the importance of original and disruptive innovation becoming more prominent. "We must seize opportunities, respond to challenges, and effectively place basic research work on the important agenda."
Xi Jinping proposed strengthening the leading roles of national research institutions, high-level research universities, and other entities, encouraging and regulating the development of new research and development institutions, promoting deep integration of industry-academia-research-application led by enterprises, and opening up the innovation chain of basic research, applied development, and achievement transformation. He also called for strengthening basic discipline construction and promoting the coordinated development of applied disciplines and basic disciplines.
He said that education, science and technology, and talent development should be promoted in an integrated manner, doing a comprehensive job in cultivation, introduction, and utilization to expand the basic research talent pool. He also called for strengthening support and guarantees for basic research, gradually increasing the proportion of basic research funding, and forming a diversified investment structure.
According to the report, the Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research was presided over by Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, with officials such as Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee, attending.
The report said that Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology of China; Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education; Hou Jianguo, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee; Liu Ruochuan, Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University; Liu Chenli, President of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qiao Yu, Professor at Pujiang Laboratory; and Zhang Pingxiang, Chief Scientist of Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd., successively delivered speeches at the meeting, introducing their work and offering opinions and suggestions on strengthening basic research. (Editors: Zhou Huiying/Yang Sheng-ru) 1150430
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(Taipei, Central News Agency, 30th) Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that global scientific and technological competition is increasingly focusing on frontier basic fields, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is becoming more prominent. He called for strengthening basic research with greater efforts and more concrete measures to enhance China's original innovation capabilities and further solidify the foundation for building a science and technology powerhouse.
According to official media Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping made the above remarks on the morning of the 30th at the "Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research" in Shanghai. Frontier fields are key research directions that are forward-looking, innovative, and strategic, formed during the process of disciplinary development.
Xi Jinping said that basic research is the source of the scientific system and the general headquarters for all technical problems. He called for strengthening basic research with greater efforts and more concrete measures to enhance China's original innovation capabilities and further solidify the foundation for building a science and technology powerhouse.
He said that the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and global scientific and technological competition is increasingly focusing on frontier basic fields, with the importance of original and disruptive innovation becoming more prominent. "We must seize opportunities, respond to challenges, and effectively place basic research work on the important agenda."
Xi Jinping proposed strengthening the leading roles of national research institutions, high-level research universities, and other entities, encouraging and regulating the development of new research and development institutions, promoting deep integration of industry-academia-research-application led by enterprises, and opening up the innovation chain of basic research, applied development, and achievement transformation. He also called for strengthening basic discipline construction and promoting the coordinated development of applied disciplines and basic disciplines.
He said that education, science and technology, and talent development should be promoted in an integrated manner, doing a comprehensive job in cultivation, introduction, and utilization to expand the basic research talent pool. He also called for strengthening support and guarantees for basic research, gradually increasing the proportion of basic research funding, and forming a diversified investment structure.
According to the report, the Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research was presided over by Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, with officials such as Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee, attending.
The report said that Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology of China; Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education; Hou Jianguo, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee; Liu Ruochuan, Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University; Liu Chenli, President of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qiao Yu, Professor at Pujiang Laboratory; and Zhang Pingxiang, Chief Scientist of Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd., successively delivered speeches at the meeting, introducing their work and offering opinions and suggestions on strengthening basic research. (Editors: Zhou Huiying/Yang Sheng-ru) 1150430
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