From the Deep Sea to the Stars: A New Answer to Serving the Nation through Science and Technology by Young People

Youth scientific and technological innovation focuses on national needs, showcasing practical efforts from tackling key challenges in major equipment to revitalizing rural areas Unlock how young people’s achievements in universities can serve industrial upgrading, livelihood improvement, and rural development

At the launch of the second National Science Popularization Month and the 15th FiveYear Plan, this report focuses on the diverse practices of Chinese youth in technological innovation, showing how they integrate what they have learned into national needs and participate in development amid the coordinated advancement of education, science and technology, and talent development. Taking "breaking through with major instruments, exploring the skies and space, empowering through digital intelligence, boosting agriculture and increasing yields, pursuing new green frontiers, improving health and benefiting the people, and revitalizing rural areas" as its main thread, the report расска recounts the exploration and achievements of youth teams in areas such as highend equipment, deepspace exploration, artificial intelligence, agricultural technology, energy transition, chronic disease monitoring, and rural digitalization. Through multiple university and youth project cases, the article shows that young scientific research forces are moving from laboratories to the front lines of production and social settings, applying technology to industrial upgrading, improvements in livelihoods, and rural development, reflecting the responsibility and action of young people in the new era to serve national development and respond to realworld needs.