Xi Jinping attends the Science and Technology Awards Conference and delivers an important speech

The integration of scientific and technological innovation with industry is accelerating, driving high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening Focusing on young talent and institutional reform, helping advance the building of a strong nation in science and technology

On the 8th, Xi Jinping attended the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, the Academicians Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology in Beijing, and delivered a speech after presenting the National Preeminent Science and Technology Award. He pointed out that the current scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are accelerating, and China will place highlevel selfreliance and selfstrengthening in science and technology in a more prominent position, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. The speech also emphasized the need to strengthen the cultivation of young scientific and technological talent, improve institutional arrangements for science and technology investment, evaluation, and ethical governance, create a research environment that supports innovation and encourages hard work, and promote science and technology to better serve Chinese modernization and the building of a strong country in science and technology.