China has continued to make breakthroughs in technological innovation in recent years. This year is a critical year for achieving the goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" The government work report focuses on comprehensively improving independent innovation capabilities.

The key to solving the "stuck neck" problem lies in strengthening the creation, application and protection of scientific and technological intellectual property rights, experts say. The government report proposes measures such as “encouraging enterprises to increase investment in innovation and “supporting powerful enterprises in taking the lead in major research tasks.