The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council solemnly hold the National Science and Technology Awards Conference Xi Jinping attended the conference and presented awards to the top prize winners Li Keqiang delivered a speech Wang Huning attended and hosted by Han Zheng

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council solemnly hold the National Science and Technology Awards Conference

Xi Jinping attended the conference and presented awards to the top prize winners

Li Keqiang gave a speech and Wang Huning attended the host by Han Zheng

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 3. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council held a grand national science and technology awards conference in Beijing on the morning of the 3rd.

Party and state leaders such as Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Huning and Han Zheng attended the conference and presented awards to the winners.

Li Keqiang delivered a speech at the conference on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council.

Han Zheng presided over the meeting.

　　At 10:20 in the morning, the conference began amid the majestic national anthem.

In the warm applause, 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, first awarded medals and certificates to Academician Gu Songfen of China Aviation Industry Corporation and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University, who won the highest national science and technology award in 2020. They were enthusiastic with them. Congratulations by shaking hands and asking them to take a seat on the rostrum.

Later, Xi Jinping, the party and state leaders, together with the two top prize winners, issued certificates to the representatives who won the National Natural Science Award, the National Technological Invention Award, and the National Science and Technology Progress Award.

　　On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, expressed his warm congratulations to all award winners in his speech, his high respects to science and technology workers across the country, and his heartfelt thanks to foreign experts who participated in and supported China's science and technology cause .

　　Li Keqiang said that our party attaches great importance to the cause of science and technology and respects and cares about scientific and technological workers.

Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, my country’s scientific and technological undertakings have achieved world-renowned achievements. The vast number of scientific and technological workers have worked hard and dedicated themselves to climb the summit, writing a glorious chapter, especially making important contributions to responding to the new crown pneumonia epidemic and protecting the lives and health of the people.

my country has embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. It must be guided by Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and insist on innovation in my country’s modernization Build a core position in the overall situation, comprehensively improve scientific and technological innovation capabilities, extensively stimulate social creative potential, and rely on scientific and technological innovation to shape new development advantages.

　　Li Keqiang pointed out that focusing on major national strategic needs, speed up key core technology research, advance major scientific and technological projects, and promote mechanisms such as "revealing the list and taking command", so that those who are willing to innovate, dare to innovate, and can innovate have the opportunity to show their talents.

Perseverely strengthen basic research, respect scientific laws, promote the organic combination of free exploration and problem-oriented, maintain the determination and patience of "a sword for ten years", strengthen long-term stable support, guide enterprises and social capital to increase investment, and deepen basic education reform , Strengthen the construction of basic disciplines in colleges and universities.

Create a good scientific research ecology that encourages innovation and tolerates failure, supports scientific researchers to keep their feet on the ground and work for a long time, and create more "from 0 to 1" original results.

　　Li Keqiang said that it is necessary to strengthen the position of enterprises as the mainstay of innovation and promote the in-depth integration of production, education and research.

Formulate more inclusive policies that encourage innovation and promote the concentration of innovative elements in enterprises.

Promote the integration and innovation of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain, large and medium-sized enterprises, strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights, and open up a fast lane for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

　　Li Keqiang pointed out that it is necessary to break the red tape that restricts innovation and creation with greater efforts, deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system, and effectively relieve the burden of scientific research personnel.

Establish a sound management and supervision system, implement a responsibility system, and ensure that all decentralized powers and responsibilities can be received and managed well.

Improve the scientific and technological evaluation and reward mechanism.

Cultivate the soil and environment conducive to innovation, so that more entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs can take root and blossom and bear fruit.

Promote more young talents to stand out.

Deepen international cooperation in science and technology, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results in expanding opening up.

　　Han Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, presided over the meeting and said that science and technology will lead to the nation's strength, and the strong technology will lead to the country's strength.

It is hoped that the majority of scientific and technological workers will follow the example of the winners, continue to carry forward the glorious tradition of serving the country with science, vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, adhere to the "four aspects", take the initiative to shoulder the historical responsibility, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, and work hard to build a world scientific and technological power and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Liu He, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, announced the "Decision of the State Council on 2020 National Science and Technology Awards" at the meeting.

　　Wang Dazhong spoke on behalf of all the winners.

　　Before the start of the award meeting, Xi Jinping's party and state leaders met with the winning representatives of the National Science and Technology Award and took a group photo with everyone.

　　Ding Xuexiang, Xu Qiliang, Chen Xi, Huang Kunming, Ailigen Yiming Bahai, Xiao Jie and Lu Zhangong attended the conference.

　　Responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state agencies and relevant military units, members of the National Science and Technology Leading Group, members of the National Science and Technology Award Committee, representatives of the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards and their families, representatives of the capital science and technology circles and student representatives, etc. General Assembly.

　　A total of 264 projects, 10 scientific and technological experts and 1 international organization were selected for the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards.

Among them, there are 2 national top science and technology awards; 46 national natural science awards, including 2 first prizes and 44 second prizes; 61 national technological invention awards, including 3 first prizes and 58 second prizes; There are 157 national science and technology progress awards, including 2 special prizes, 18 first prizes, and 137 second prizes; 8 foreign experts and 1 international organization are awarded the People’s Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.