Strive to achieve more breakthroughs "from 0 to 1"

On April 30, Xi Jinping attended a symposium on strengthening basic research in Shanghai and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to intensify support for basic research with greater efforts and measures, enhance original innovation capabilities, and lay a solid foundation for building a leading country in science and technology. The article points out that basic research is the source of the scientific system and also an important support for technological breakthroughs. The General Secretary has repeatedly emphasized the importance of basic research during visits to research institutes, universities, and hightech enterprises, and has encouraged science and technology workers to strive for more breakthroughs “from 0 to 1.” The report also mentioned that as China continues to invest in basic research, major scientific facilities, key technologies, and strategic scientific and technological fields have been making continuous progress. The article believes that further strengthening basic research will inject new development momentum into Chinese modernization.