"The fundamental source of national scientific and technological innovation lies in people" -- the story of Xi Jinping's concern for scientific and technological workers

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 30th,

title : "The fundamental source of national scientific and technological innovation lies in people" - the story of Xi Jinping's concern for scientific and technological workers

  Xinhua News Agency reporter

  "Development is the first priority, talent is the first resource, and innovation is the first driving force."

  General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to science and technology and cares about scientific and technological workers, and strategically promotes innovation in great powers, making innovation an inexhaustible driving force for national rejuvenation.

Under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, China is forging ahead on a new journey of building a powerful country in science and technology!

Strive to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance - "A new path must be found and driven by innovation"

  On May 14, 2022, the first C919 large aircraft to be delivered by COMAC successfully completed its maiden flight test.

From the "Yun 10" aircraft project independently developed by my country in 1970 to the now self-developed large passenger plane flying in the blue sky, the Chinese "big plane dream" has passed through half a century.

  This scene 8 years ago is still fresh in people's memory:

  On May 23, 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping boarded the C919 large passenger aircraft to display the prototype when he inspected COMAC, and learned about the design in detail.

He pointed out: "If we want to be a strong country, we must develop the equipment manufacturing industry and the large aircraft to play a leading and iconic role."

  How much concern, how much hope, pinned on the dream of a scientific and technological power.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has placed scientific and technological innovation at the core of the overall national development, and has made strategic plans and systematic deployments. a series of requirements.

  On June 9, 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly at the 17th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the 12th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering:

  "History tells us a truth: the strength of a country cannot be determined solely by the size of its economic aggregate, and the strength of a nation cannot be determined solely by the size of its population and territory. In modern history, one of the roots of our country's backwardness and beatings is technology. behind."

  In March 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed: "Innovation is the first driving force for development."

  On May 28, 2021, at the 20th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the 15th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 10th National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping called for "strive to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement". .

  History has repeatedly proved that there is no way out by always following and imitating, and we must unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics——

  On February 15, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for investigation. He pointed out that "the core technology cannot be obtained by alms, and must rely on self-reliance" "scientific and technological personnel must establish a strong innovation responsibility and innovation. confidence".

  Seeds are agricultural "chips" and are related to food security, the "bigger of the country".

In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Hainan National Nanfan Scientific Research and Breeding Base.

Along the ridge, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the super rice display field, sometimes inspecting the growth of the rice, and sometimes communicating with Yuan Longping.

  General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "We must be determined to develop my country's seed industry, quickly cultivate excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights, and ensure national food security from the source."

  Yuan Longping confidently said to the general secretary: hybrid rice yields 1,000 kilograms per mu, no problem!

  A year later, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, Yuan Longping was awarded the "Order of the Republic".

General Secretary Xi Jinping awarded him the medal.

During this meeting, the general secretary asked Yuan Longping: What progress has been made?

  Yuan Longping replied: We are sprinting towards 1,200 kilograms per mu!

  1603.9 kg!

On October 17, 2021, in Qingzhu Village, Hengnan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, the double-cropping per mu yield of hybrid rice developed by the expert team of Academician Yuan Longping set a new record again after breaking the 1,500 kg mark.

  In April 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again went to Hainan to inspect scientific research and breeding, and pointed out: "Only by grasping the Chinese seeds with one's own hands can we stabilize China's rice bowl and achieve food security."

  Shanxi Taigang, the world's largest stainless steel company, once suffered huge losses.

In 2017 and 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited this company twice for investigation and investigation.

  During the first inspection, Liao Xi, a "post-85" technician, was conducting a difficult exploration of the new project "Tear Steel by Hand", and he failed on average every two days.

The ardent expectations put forward by the general secretary gave him the courage to innovate.

  Three years later, TISCO was reborn, and the world's thinnest "hand-tear steel" was successfully developed.

Seeing General Secretary Xi Jinping step into the production workshop again, Liao Xi was nervous and excited.

Picking up a piece of "hand-torn steel", the general secretary gently twisted it and praised: "Hundred-smelting steel has made it soft around your fingers."

  General Secretary Xi Jinping sent an affectionate message: "I hope you will continue to work hard, continue to climb the peak in technological innovation in high-end manufacturing, and take new and greater steps in supporting advanced manufacturing."

  As the first human lunar sampling return mission in the 21st century, the successful implementation of the Chang'e-5 mission has created a "first in China" and a world record in many aspects.

  On the morning of February 22, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping met with the representatives of the research and test personnel of the Chang'e 5 mission of the lunar exploration project in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and emphasized the need to continue to give full play to the advantages of the new national system. , to increase the efforts of independent innovation.

  Inspired by General Secretary Xi Jinping, my country's scientific and technological workers have worked hard to tackle key problems, and scientific and technological achievements have continued to emerge.

Supercomputers, high-speed railways, smart grids, fourth-generation nuclear power, and UHV transmission technologies have entered the world's advanced ranks.

In particular, 5G R&D and application scenarios are deeply expanded, and an ecosystem with Chinese characteristics for artificial intelligence development has been initially established.

  "Tianwen" to explore Mars, "Chang'e" to land on the moon, "Shen 13" and "Tianhe" core modules successfully docked... my country has produced a number of world-class scientific and technological achievements in the fields of basic research and strategic high-tech, deep space The detection has achieved a major leap forward. The "Deep Sea Warrior", "Striver" and "Haidou No. 1" have been successfully developed. my country has become the country in the world that has achieved "quantum computing superiority" in two physical systems.

  In the face of risks and challenges, we must solve the problem of "stuck neck" as soon as possible, and firmly grasp the initiative of technology and development in our own hands——

  General Secretary Xi Jinping is highly concerned about solving the problem of "stuck neck".

  On April 19, 2016, at the symposium on network security and informatization, General Secretary Xi Jinping used a vivid analogy to remind the risk of "stuck neck": "If core components are heavily dependent on foreign countries, the supply chain's 'life gate' 'If it is in the hands of others, it is like building a house on someone else's foundation. No matter how big or beautiful it is, it may not be able to withstand the wind and rain, or even vulnerable."

  On April 26, 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Fiberhome Technology Group and Wuhan Xinxin Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. located in Donghu High-tech Zone, to inspect the innovation and development of enterprises, and walked into the production workshop.

He said earnestly to the person in charge of the company that innovation is the first priority for new development concepts.

my country has become the second largest economy in the world. In the past, the method that mainly relied on the input of resources and factors to promote economic growth will not work, and must rely on innovation.

The core technology with independent intellectual property rights is the "life gate" of the enterprise.

  In scientific and technological research, we must adhere to the problem orientation and focus on the most urgent and urgent problems.

The key to solving the problems of "stuck neck" and "life gate" depends on independent innovation.

  Under the care and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, starting from the urgent and long-term needs of the country, our country has made every effort to tackle key core technologies in oil and natural gas, basic raw materials, high-end chips, industrial software, crop seeds, scientific experiment equipment, and chemical preparations. , to accelerate breakthroughs in a number of key core technologies in the fields of medicines, medical devices, medical equipment, and vaccines.

In the basic core areas that are related to the overall development and national security, my country aims at the frontier areas and deploys a number of strategic and reserve technology research and development projects in a forward-looking manner.

The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power high-temperature gas-cooled demonstration reactor and the "Guohe No. 1" nuclear power unit have made outstanding achievements.

  To apply scientific and technological achievements in the great cause of realizing modernization, the majority of scientific and technological workers should write their papers on the land of the motherland——

  On the afternoon of March 22, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was investigating and investigating in Fujian, came to Yanzihu Ecological Tea Garden in Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City.

  Under the guidance of the team of science and technology commissioners, the tea garden highlighted ecological planting, improved the quality of tea leaves, and increased the income of tea farmers.

General Secretary Xi Jinping was very happy after learning about this situation. He pointed out that it is necessary to summarize the experience of the science and technology commissioner system, and continue to improve, consolidate and persevere.

  Nanping, Fujian, the birthplace of the science and technology commissioner system.

The team of science and technology commissioners praised by the general secretary is from here to the whole country and the world.

  At the end of November 1998, in order to solve the "three rural" problems, Nanping City, Fujian Province sent agricultural technicians directly to the countryside, which became the origin of the system of rural science and technology special commissioners.

  In 2002, Xi Jinping, then the governor of Fujian Province, after conducting a special investigation on this work, published an article in the magazine "Seeking Truth", "Striving to Innovate the Working Mechanism in Rural Areas - Investigation and Reflection on the Selected Cadres in the Rural Areas of Nanping City, Fujian Province" , pointed out that this approach is a beneficial exploration of the innovation of rural working mechanism under the conditions of market economy, and it is worth summarizing carefully.

  The science and technology commissioner system is a rural work mechanism that closely combines the theoretical guidance and practical exploration of Comrade Xi Jinping, which originated in Nanping and matured in Fujian.

He made it clear that year that we must have a good mechanism so that scientific and technological personnel who go to the countryside can earn both fame and fortune.

  From a local practice to an institutional arrangement at the national level, now, a spark has become a prairie prairie.

Hundreds of thousands of "Korte factions" are active in the front line, planting the seeds of technological enrichment on the fertile soil of the countryside.

  "The fundamental source of a country's scientific and technological innovation lies in people." In September 2020, at a symposium of scientists, General Secretary Xi Jinping expanded "facing the world's frontiers of science and technology, the main economic battlefield, and the country's major needs" to "facing the world's frontiers of science and technology" , facing the main economic battlefield, facing the major needs of the country, and facing the people's life and health", he urged the scientific research workers: "Now, my country's economic and social development and people's livelihood improvement need scientific and technological solutions more than ever before, and they all need to be strengthened. Innovation is the first driving force."

  In May 2016, at the National Science and Technology Innovation Conference, the Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ninth National Congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, the general secretary sent a heartfelt message: "Scientific research must not only pursue knowledge and truth, but also serve economic and social development and the general public. The masses of the people. The vast number of scientific and technological workers should write their papers on the land of the motherland, and apply the scientific and technological achievements in the great cause of realizing modernization."

  All for the country's scientific research!

Zhong Yang, a botanist and a professor of Fudan University, took root in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, led a team to collect 40 million seeds, took stock of the biological "family" of the roof of the world, and left behind a precious "seed spirit".

  A large number of scientific and technological workers responded to the call of the general secretary, went deep into the hard front line, were willing to endure hardships and endured loneliness, wrote their papers on the mountains and rivers of the motherland, and poured their hard work and sweat into the places where the country and the people needed it most.

The only way to innovate is to win people - "In order to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement in my country, in the final analysis, we must rely on high-level innovative talents"

  Innovative talents are like excellent seeds, which must be vigorously cultivated.

  In 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized when participating in the deliberation of the Guangdong delegation at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress: "If China does not follow the path of innovation-driven development, and the old and new kinetic energy cannot be smoothly transformed, it will not be truly strong. To become strong, we must rely on innovation. Innovation depends on talent.”

  In the 1980s, the Juncao technology invented by Lin Zhanxi, a Juncao expert from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, opened up a new way for the sustainable development of the fungus industry.

During the Minning Poverty Alleviation Cooperation Period, Xi Jinping, then Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, personally ordered him to go to Ningxia to spread the Juncao technology.

  In 1997, Lin Zhanxi's team brought six boxes of Juncao to establish a demonstration production base of Juncao industry for poverty alleviation in more than a dozen counties in Ningxia.

Edible fungi have become a pillar industry for local poverty alleviation.

  Entering the 21st century, Juncao technology has entered a critical period of "regression" in scientific research and industrial development, and urgently needs strong support from the government. Lin Zhanxi called for the establishment of a Juncao Science Laboratory in Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, the invention unit of Juncao technology as soon as possible.

But at the time, opinions were widely divided.

  After arranging two inspections and investigations and making full judgments, Xi Jinping firmly supported the construction of the Juncao Science Laboratory, and Juncao technology was able to achieve great development in the new century.

At present, Juncao technology has spread to more than 100 countries around the world, trained tens of thousands of students, and contributed Chinese wisdom to the cause of global poverty reduction.

  "The only way to innovate is to win people. To win people, you must widen the way to store them."

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has taken the reform of the scientific and technological system as the focus of comprehensively deepening the reform. He has personally led and deployed himself. Many major scientific and technological reform issues have been aimed at stimulating the enthusiasm and creativity of scientific research workers.

  ——Create a better innovation environment for scientific and technological workers.

  At the Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "It is necessary to create a good innovation environment, accelerate the formation of a training mechanism that is conducive to the growth of talents, a utilization mechanism that is conducive to making the best use of talents, and an incentive mechanism that is conducive to competing for growth and showing their abilities. , a competitive mechanism that is conducive to all kinds of talents to stand out, cultivate a fertile soil for talents to grow, and make the root system of talents more developed, so that they can thrive one after another."

  Under the personal care of General Secretary Xi Jinping, my country's scientific and technological system reform has come up with hard and practical measures.

The Central Deepening Reform Commission has reviewed more than 20 major reform plans in the field of science and technology. The 143 tasks deployed in the Implementation Plan for Deepening the Reform of the Science and Technology System proposed by the central government have been fully completed, and an institutional and basic framework to support comprehensive innovation has been basically established.

Substantial progress has been made in the reform of key areas and key links, and breakthroughs have been made in some key and difficult problems that have not been resolved for a long time.

  In order to form a strong synergy to promote scientific and technological innovation and make the scientific and technological governance mechanism more suitable for the needs of scientific and technological development, my country has set up the National Science and Technology Advisory Committee for the first time, established the National Science and Technology Ethics Committee, reconstructed the scientific and technological planning system, and solved the problem of closed and scattered allocation of scientific and technological resources. National laboratories, the reorganization of the national key laboratory system was initiated, the autonomy of universities and research institutes was expanded, and the national strategic scientific and technological strength was further strengthened.

  ——Release researchers from tedious affairs and unreasonable institutional constraints.

  In the "Three Meetings of Science and Technology" in 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must focus on reforming and innovating the use and management of scientific research funds, so that funds serve people's creative activities, and people's creative activities cannot serve funds."

  Important progress has been made in a series of reforms, including the implementation of knowledge value-oriented distribution policies, the establishment of a trust-based management system for scientific and technological projects and funding, the establishment of an evaluation orientation centered on quality, performance, and contribution, and a substantial increase in the recognition of scientific research personnel. Incentive strength.

The reform of the "three evaluations" of project evaluation, talent evaluation and institutional evaluation has been carried out in an orderly manner, and the realization path of classification evaluation has been explored.

  At the Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "It is necessary to change the practice of labeling talents with 'permanent cards' based on static evaluation results, and to change the one-sided use of papers, patents, and funds as talent evaluation criteria. Don't let the red tape tie up the hands and feet of scientists, and don't let the endless reports and approvals delay the energy of scientists!"

  At the 2021 Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must allow scientific and technological personnel to devote their main energy to scientific and technological innovation and R&D activities, and must not allow scientific and technological personnel to spend a lot of time on some useless welcome. It is spent on activities, unnecessary evaluation activities, and formalistic and bureaucratic activities.”

  Under the personal care of General Secretary Xi Jinping, in order to support scientists' bold exploration, my country has implemented the system of "revealing the leaderboard" and "horse racing" for major scientific research tasks. The 14th Five-Year National Key R&D Program generally sets up young scientists projects, allowing more young scientists to be leaders and leading roles, and giving scientists greater power to decide on technical routes and use of funds.

  - Give special care to scientific and technological workers.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attended the National Science and Technology Awards Conference every year.

Starting from 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping will present awards to the two winners of the highest national science and technology awards at the awarding site, and invite them to the rostrum.

  Since 2017, my country has established May 30 every year as the "National Science and Technology Workers Day".

Since then, the majority of scientific and technological workers have their own festivals.

Over the past few years, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attended important meetings, delivered important speeches or sent letters many times to extend sincere greetings to scientific and technological workers across the country.

  Jinyintan, located in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is the former site of my country's first nuclear weapons research and development base, the state-run 221 Factory.

General Secretary Xi Jinping is very concerned about the retirees of the 221 Factory, and has given important instructions on many occasions, asking to solve the difficulties and problems encountered by the retirees in their lives.

  Now, under the care of the general secretary, the retirees of the No. 221 Factory are treated better, and they are more worry-free to see a doctor. The relevant units have also repaired the housing of the workers, beautifying the community environment, and living a much more comfortable life.

  Adhering to the concept that talents are the first resource, we have created a good atmosphere of "gathering talents from all over the world and using them". The innovative vitality of various talents has been continuously stimulated. China's scientific and technological innovation has achieved a historic leap, and my country has risen to the world's No. 1 ranking in the global innovation index. 12 bits.

Forge ahead on the journey of great rejuvenation - "Continue to carry forward the spirit of scientists with patriotism as the background"

  The Westward Migration Museum of Jiaotong University is located in Xingqing Campus of Xi'an Jiaotong University.

In the museum, a pink ticket carries memories of burning passion.

It was the passenger pass of Jiaotong University in 1956 for the westward moving train, with a sentence printed on it - marching towards science and building the great northwest!

  On April 22, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the Xijing Museum of Jiaotong University and cordially met with 14 old professors who moved westward.

  "Moving from the Huangpu River to the Weishui River, you pack your backpacks and set off, leaving your small family to take care of everyone. The westward relocation of Jiaotong University is of great significance to the entire country and nation, as well as to the strategic layout of the western development."

  General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly explained the "spirit of moving to the west": the core is patriotism, and the essence is to follow the party's command and follow the party, to breathe and share the same destiny with the party, the country, the nation and the people, which has profound practical and historical significance.

  A history of scientific and technological innovation also writes the spiritual journey of scientists.

  From the spirit of "moving westward" to the spirit of "two bombs and one satellite", from the spirit of manned spaceflight to the spirit of lunar exploration... The spirit of scientists praised by General Secretary Xi Jinping is a generation after generation of scientists who care about the motherland and the people, and are in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The precious spiritual wealth left on the journey.

  In May 2021, at the Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Tenth of the China Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued a call: "On the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, generations of scientists have their hearts on the motherland and the people, and they are not afraid of difficulties and selfless dedication. It has made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology, the improvement of people's lives, and the development of the Chinese nation. In the new era, it is even more necessary to carry forward the spirit of patriotism that takes the destiny of the country as its own responsibility, and it is even more necessary to continue to carry forward the spirit of scientists with patriotism as its background."

  This is a patriotic feeling of "national affairs" and shouldering "national responsibility"——

  In 2017, Huang Danian, a 58-year-old geophysicist, died of illness due to overwork.

Before his death, he gave up the advantages of foreign countries and returned to the motherland. He studied hard and made unremitting innovation. He led the scientific research team to break through the foreign technology blockade and promoted China to enter the "deep age".

  General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions to Comrade Huang Danian's advanced deeds: "We must take Comrade Huang Danian as an example, learn from his patriotic feelings of being a big self and serving the country with sincerity, learn from his dedication to teaching and educating people, and dare to be the first, and learn from his indifference. The noble sentiments of fame and fortune, and willingness to sacrifice, integrate patriotism and the ambition to serve the country into the great cause of the reform and development of the motherland, and into the great struggle of the people to create history.”

  This is the innovative spirit of "I do what I do in my heart, even if I die nine times, I still have no regrets"——

  The 500-meter-aperture spherical radio telescope is called "China's Sky Eye", and General Secretary Xi Jinping has always been concerned about this important weapon of the country.

When it was completed and opened in September 2016, the general secretary specially sent a congratulatory letter.

  Nan Rendong, a famous astronomer, was a researcher of the National Astronomical Observatory during his lifetime, and the initiator and founder of the national major scientific and technological infrastructure construction project "China Sky Eye". He died of illness on September 15, 2017.

  In the 2019 New Year's message, General Secretary Xi Jinping said emotionally: "At this moment, I especially want to mention some shining names. This year, there is an extra 'Nanrendongxing' in the sky..."

  On February 5, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping cordially met with the head of the "China Sky Eye" project and the backbone of scientific research, and pointed out: "I hope everyone will follow Mr. Nan Rendong as an example, carry forward the spirit of scientists, bravely climb the world's scientific and technological peaks, and speed up the follow-up. We must keep the leading edge in some fields, and make greater contributions to building a strong country in science and technology and realizing self-reliance and self-reliance in science and technology.”

  This is the selfless dedication of "Fan Shuang is full of heart and blood, sprinkled on Qianfeng Qiuye Dan"——

  Every year, he goes to the grassroots level for more than 200 days, making 1.4 million mu of barren hills green; constantly innovating agricultural technological achievements, leading 100,000 farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich... Professor Li Baoguo of Hebei Agricultural University has been practicing "thesis written on the land of the motherland" for 35 years. Beginning.

On April 10, 2016, Li Baoguo died of a sudden illness.

  General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on Comrade Li Baoguo's advanced deeds: "Comrade Li Baoguo can be regarded as a model for Communists in the new era, an excellent representative of intellectuals, and a new idiot on the Taihang Mountains."

  From Li Siguang, Qian Xuesen, Deng Jiaxian to Yuan Longping, Huang Danian, Li Baoguo... These resounding names, the general secretary mentioned them again and again to pay tribute to them.

  To focus on innovation is to focus on development, and to seek innovation is to seek the future. General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "Practice has proved that my country's independent innovation is promising! The vast number of scientific and technological workers in our country have great achievements!"

  Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the vast number of scientific and technological workers in our country will surely shoulder the heavy responsibility of the times with the spirit of advancing with the times, the courage to innovate and the perseverance, and on the journey of great rejuvenation Forge ahead bravely and strive to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance!

(Reporters Chen Fang, Hu Zhe, Wen Jinghua, Dong Ruifeng, Zhang Quan, Wang Linlin)