U.S. officials say China "stolen" U.S. scientific research results. Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds: China's scientific and technological achievements depend not on stealing, but also on stealing.
China News Agency, Beijing, February 25 (Huang Yuqin) In response to US officials' recent claims that China "steals" US scientific research results, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 25th that China's achievements in science and technology are not stolen Second, do not rely on robbing. He pointed out that strengthening scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States is in the common interest of both sides.
A reporter asked a question. According to reports, recently, some officials of the US Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health said that China has used the expertise of American universities to enhance its military and technological competitiveness, and has recruited top US researchers, entrepreneurs and experts to recruit them. China's approach "steals" US research results. What's China's comment?
Zhao Lijian responded that, firstly, China's scientific and technological achievements depend not on stealing, but also on snatching. The Chinese people, including intellectuals, struggled with wisdom and sweat. Statistics show that from 2009 to 2019, Chinese scientific and technological personnel published a total of 2.6 million international papers, ranking second in the world.
Second, it is in the common interest of both sides to strengthen scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation. Under the banner of national security, some U.S. officials are playing with the ulterior motives to fabricate the so-called "stolen" U.S. scientific research results. Some U.S. college leaders also believe that U.S. officials' concerns about national security are too exaggerated and discriminatory, and that cooperating with China is, in fact, crucial to promoting the development of science and technology.
Third, the transnational flow of talents has promoted the advancement of science and technology in the world. All countries are actively carrying out international talent exchange and cooperation. This is even more true in the United States. The relevant measures taken by China are aimed at promoting the flow of talents between China and other countries, and encouraging and promoting international scientific and technological cooperation. These measures are not fundamentally different from the common practices of other countries in the world.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that we urged individual US officials to abandon the outdated concepts of the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game, properly view and maintain China-US exchanges and cooperation in the fields of science, technology, and humanities, and do more to promote mutual trust and cooperation between China and the US. (Finish)