Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, hosted a symposium of scientists in Beijing on the afternoon of September 11 and delivered an important speech to listen to opinions on the development of my country's science and technology under the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
He emphasized that my country’s economic and social development and the improvement of people’s livelihoods require more scientific and technological solutions than ever before, as well as the need to enhance the primary driving force of innovation.
The vast majority of scientists and scientific and technological workers in our country have the confidence, will and ability to reach the peak of science.
It is hoped that the majority of scientists and scientific and technological workers will shoulder their historical responsibilities and persist in facing the frontiers of world science and technology, facing the main economic battlefield, facing the major needs of the country, facing the people's lives and health, and continuously marching towards the breadth and depth of science and technology.