The competition in today's world is in the final analysis the competition for talents and education. 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 Chinese Association for Science and Technology, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed the need to stimulate the innovation vitality of all kinds of talents and build a global talent highland.

Hard power and soft power, in the final analysis, depend on talent strength. All the history of science and technology has proved that whoever has first-class innovative talents and scientists can take advantage in scientific and technological innovation. To build China into a world science and technology power, the key is to build a team of innovative talents with large scale, reasonable structure and excellent quality, and stimulate the innovative vitality and creative potential of all kinds of talents. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "A world science and technology power must be able to attract, retain and use talents globally. To achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology, China must ultimately rely on high-level innovative talents."

The fundamental source of national scientific and technological innovation lies in people, and cultivating innovative talents is the long-term development plan of the country and the nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We should pay more attention to the independent cultivation of talents, and pay more attention to the cultivation of scientific spirit, innovation ability, and critical thinking. We should pay more attention to the cultivation of young talents, strive to create a batch of top scientific and technological talents with world influence, stably support a batch of innovation teams, and cultivate more high-quality technical and skilled talents, skilled craftsmen, and large country craftsmen." This clear requirement has important guiding significance for us to cultivate innovative talents. Our education can cultivate masters, and we should have this confidence! The cultivation of talents can not be separated from a good environment. It is necessary to create an environment in the whole society that respects labor, knowledge, talents and creation, and form a fashion of advocating science, so that more young people will have scientific dreams and innovative aspirations. "Planting sycamore trees will attract golden phoenix." Building a scientific research and innovation highland that gathers global talents, and improving the policies for high-end talents and professionals to work, research, and exchange in China will bring together world-class talents and attract overseas high-end talents.

To stimulate the innovation vitality of all kinds of talents, we need to create a good innovation environment. In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping specially pointed out that "scientific and technological innovation cannot be separated from the long-term time investment of scientific and technological personnel", "ensuring time is to protect innovation ability!" He emphasized that "we should establish a guarantee mechanism that allows scientific and technological personnel to focus on scientific research, and let scientific and technological personnel focus on scientific and technological innovation and research and development activities." It was clearly proposed that "less scientific and technological personnel will participate in all kinds of situational and social activities, and there will be no loss! We must not allow scientific and technological personnel to spend a lot of time on some unnecessary welcome and send off activities, unnecessary evaluation activities, and various activities of formalism and bureaucracy!" General Secretary Xi Jinping said sincerely, It expressed the aspirations of the vast number of scientific and technological workers and aroused strong resonance inside and outside the venue. Party committees and governments at all levels should fully respect talents, strengthen the scientific management and service guarantee of scientific research activities, and create a good innovation environment for scientific researchers.

Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences are the wealth of the country, the pride of the people, and the glory of the nation. The power of role models is endless. General Secretary Xi Jinping hopes that academicians can set an example of caring for the motherland and serving the people, of pursuing truth and climbing the peak bravely, of adhering to academic ethics and rigorous scholarship, and of being willing to serve as an example of talent ladder and rewarding later learning. Academicians should not forget their original intention, keep their mission in mind, respond to the call of the Party, follow the call of the motherland, dare to be the first, pursue excellence, adhere to academic ethics and research ethics, and be willing to be the paving stone and leader of learning, and devote themselves to and work tirelessly for the Party, the motherland, and the people, which can further encourage the majority of scientific and technological workers to constantly overcome difficulties and climb the peak in the new journey, We should better shoulder the responsibilities entrusted by the times.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and China has embarked on a new journey to comprehensively build a modern socialist country. The need for scientific knowledge, scientific and technological innovation and outstanding talents in the development of the cause of the Party and the country is more urgent than ever before. By implementing the policy of respecting labor, knowledge, talents and creativity, deepening the reform of the talent development system and mechanism, training, introducing and using talents in an all-round way, giving full play to the role of talent as the first resource, and stimulating the innovation vitality of all kinds of talents, we will certainly achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology, and build a world science and technology power.

People's Daily (June 4, 2021, Version 1)

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