On May 28, 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 were held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important speech. Photographed by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

On May 28, 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 were held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and others attended the conference. Photographed by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

■ Over the past few years, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the joint efforts of the national scientific and technological circles and all sectors of society, China's scientific and technological strength is making a qualitative leap from the accumulation of quantity, a breakthrough from the point to the improvement of system capability, and new historic achievements have been made in scientific and technological innovation. Important progress has been made in basic research and original innovation, new leaps have been made in strategic high-tech fields, new breakthroughs have been made in high-end industries, science and technology have played an important role in the prevention and control of COVID-19, remarkable achievements have been made in people's livelihood science and technology, and major achievements have been made in national defense science and technology innovation. Practice has proved that the cause of independent innovation in China is promising, and the majority of scientific and technological workers in China are promising. With the spirit of advancing with the times, courage to innovate and perseverance, the majority of scientific and technological workers in China should shoulder the important task entrusted by the times and strive to achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology

■ We should strengthen the original and leading scientific and technological research, and resolutely win the battle of key core technologies. We should strengthen the national strategic scientific and technological strength and improve the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. We should promote the reform of the scientific and technological system and form a basic system to support comprehensive innovation. We should build an open and innovative ecosystem and participate in global science and technology governance. We should stimulate the innovative vitality of all kinds of talents and build a global talent highland

　　

Beijing, May 28, our newspaper reported that 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 were held in the Great Hall of the People on the morning of the 28th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important speech, stressing that we should take self-reliance in science and technology as the strategic support for national development, base ourselves on a new stage of development, implement new development concepts, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and face the world's scientific and technological frontier, the main economic battlefield, and major national needs Facing the people's life and health, we will thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talents, and the strategy of innovation driven development. We will grasp the general trend, seize the opportunity, face problems, and overcome difficulties, improve the national innovation system, accelerate the construction of a strong country through science and technology, and achieve self-reliance through high-level science and technology.

Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, presided over the meeting. Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting.

At 10 a.m., the Assembly began. The whole audience stood up and sang the national anthem.

In the warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that the 20th Academician's Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the 15th Academician's Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the 10th National Congress of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology were a grand event for us to discuss and promote China's scientific and technological innovation and development at the historical intersection of the "two centenary goals" and an important moment to start the new process of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping extended warm congratulations on the opening of the conference and sincere condolences to the scientific and technological workers who have worked hard in all positions. May 30 is the fifth National Science and Technology Workers' Day, and Xi Jinping extended his festive greetings to science and technology workers across the country.

Xi Jinping stressed that in all historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, our Party attaches great importance to science and technology, which has always played a very important strategic role in the cause of the Party and the people. Since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has comprehensively analyzed the competitive situation of international scientific and technological innovation, thoroughly studied and judged the development situation at home and abroad, insisted on putting scientific and technological innovation at the core of the overall national development, and comprehensively planned scientific and technological innovation. We adhere to the Party's overall leadership over the cause of science and technology, view the overall situation, grasp the fundamental, and form an efficient organizational mobilization system and a coordinated allocation model of science and technology resources. We firmly grasp the strategic goal of building a world science and technology power, seize the opportunity of global science and technology development with a sense of mission, responsibility and urgency to seize the moment, and strive to be the first in the basic frontier fields. We give full play to the leading role of scientific and technological innovation, strive to make new breakthroughs in original innovation, and achieve leapfrog development in important scientific and technological fields. We have comprehensively deployed the reform of the scientific and technological innovation system and introduced a series of major reform measures to improve the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. We focus on implementing the strategy of strengthening the country with talents, gathering talents from all over the world and using them to fully stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of scientific and technological personnel. We have expanded openness and cooperation in science and technology, actively participated in solving major challenges facing mankind, and worked hard to promote scientific and technological innovation achievements to benefit more countries and people.

Xi Jinping pointed out that over the past few years, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the joint efforts of the national scientific and technological circles and all sectors of society, China's scientific and technological strength is making a qualitative leap from the accumulation of quantity, a breakthrough from the point to the improvement of system capability, and new historic achievements have been made in scientific and technological innovation. Important progress has been made in basic research and original innovation, new leaps have been made in strategic high-tech fields, new breakthroughs have been made in high-end industries, science and technology have played an important role in the prevention and control of COVID-19, remarkable achievements have been made in people's livelihood science and technology, and major achievements have been made in national defense science and technology innovation. Practice has proved that the cause of independent innovation in China is promising, and the majority of scientific and technological workers in China are promising. The majority of scientific and technological workers in our country should, with the spirit of advancing with the times, the courage to innovate, and the indomitable determination, shoulder the important tasks entrusted by the times and strive to achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to strengthen the original and leading scientific and technological research, and resolutely win the battle of key core technologies. Basic research should have the courage to explore, highlight originality, expand the boundaries of understanding nature, and open up new cognitive boundaries. In tackling key scientific and technological problems, we should adhere to the problem orientation, run for the most urgent and urgent problems, and start from the urgent and long-term needs of the country. It is necessary to strengthen the innovation power of enterprises, give play to the role of enterprise's title setter, accelerate the construction of an innovation consortium led by leading enterprises, supported by colleges and universities, and coordinated by various innovation subjects, and improve the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. We should vigorously strengthen the multidisciplinary integration of modern engineering and technological research, drive the development of basic science and engineering technology, and form a complete modern science and technology system.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the national strategic scientific and technological strength and improve the overall efficiency of the national innovation system. National laboratories, national scientific research institutions, high-level research universities and science and technology leading enterprises are all important components of the national strategic science and technology force. They should consciously fulfill the mission of self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology, produce more strategic and key major scientific and technological achievements, and strive to solve major scientific and technological problems that affect the overall development and long-term interests of the country, Accelerate the construction of original innovation source, and accelerate the breakthrough of key core technologies. High level research universities should give play to the advantages of profound basic research and interdisciplinary integration, and become the main force of basic research and the fresh force of major scientific and technological breakthroughs. Science and technology leading enterprises should give full play to the advantages of market demand, integrated innovation and organizational platform, and improve China's industrial basic capacity and the level of industrial chain modernization. All regions should base on their own advantages, combine the needs of industrial development, and scientifically and rationally layout scientific and technological innovation.

Xi Jinping stressed that we should promote the reform of the science and technology system and form a basic system to support comprehensive innovation. We should improve the new nationwide system under the conditions of the socialist market economy and give full play to the role of the state as an organizer of major scientific and technological innovation. We should focus on improving the evaluation system and other basic reforms, adhere to the evaluation orientation with quality, performance and contribution as the core, and comprehensively and accurately reflect the innovation level of achievements, transformation and application performance, and actual contributions to economic and social development. We should take greater courage to promote the transformation of science and technology management functions, change the style of work, improve the ability, strengthen the guidance of planning policies, give more autonomy to scientific research institutions, give scientists greater decision-making power over technology routes and use of funds, and let scientific research institutions and researchers change from tedious Unnecessary institutional mechanisms are liberated. We need to reform the way in which major scientific and technological projects are established, organized and managed. We need to implement systems such as "unveiling the list and taking the lead" and "horse racing". We need to ensure that no threshold is set, regardless of seniority, so that scientists and technicians with genuine talent and learning can be put to use.

Xi Jinping pointed out that we should build an open and innovative ecosystem and participate in global science and technology governance. Science and technology are universal, contemporary and the common wealth of mankind. We should plan and promote innovation from a global perspective, actively integrate into the global innovation network, focus on climate change, human health and other issues, and strengthen joint research and development with researchers from all countries. We should deeply participate in global science and technology governance, contribute Chinese wisdom, make science and technology better enhance human welfare, and make Chinese science and technology make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Xi Jinping stressed that we should stimulate the innovative vitality of all kinds of talents and build a global talent highland. The competition in today's world is in the final analysis the competition for talents and education. We should pay more attention to the independent cultivation of talents, strive to cultivate a group of top scientific and technological talents with world influence, support a group of innovative teams, and cultivate more high-quality technical talents, skilled craftsmen, and craftsmen from large countries. Our education can cultivate masters, and we should have this confidence! We should build a scientific research and innovation highland that gathers global talents, and improve the policies for high-end talents and professionals to work, research and exchange in China. Scientific and technological personnel should focus on scientific and technological innovation and R&D activities. They must not spend a lot of time on some unnecessary welcome and send off activities, unnecessary evaluation activities, and various activities of formalism and bureaucracy.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering are the highest academic institutions in the national science and technology and engineering science and technology circles, and are national strategic scientific and technological forces. We should give full play to the role of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering as the national team in academic leadership, key core technology research, and innovative talent training, solve major original scientific problems, brave the innovation "no man's land", break through the key core technologies that restrict development, and discover, cultivate, and gather a group of high-quality talents and high-level innovation teams. It is necessary to strengthen the functions of the two academies as national high-end think tanks, play the role of strategic scientists, actively carry out consultation and review, and serve national decision-making.

Xi Jinping stressed that the Chinese Association for Science and Technology should shoulder the responsibility of the party and the government to connect scientific and technological workers, adhere to serving scientific and technological workers, serving innovation driven development, improving the scientific quality of the whole people, and serving the scientific decision-making of the party and the government, more broadly unite a wide range of scientific and technological workers around the party, carry forward the spirit of scientists, and cultivate a good style of study. We should continue to face the world and the future, enhance openness, trust and cooperation with the international scientific and technological community, and make greater contributions to building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the 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. We should deepen the reform of the academician system, make the academician title return to honor and scholarship, and maintain the purity of the academician title. It is hoped that the academicians will 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 people 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 scientific research ethics, and be willing to be the paving stone and guide for the promotion of later learning, and work hard and tirelessly for the Party, the motherland, and the people.

Xi Jinping stressed that Party committees and governments at all levels should fully respect talents, care about academicians politically, support their work and care about their lives, listen carefully to the opinions of scientific researchers including academicians, strengthen scientific management and service guarantee of scientific research activities, and create a good innovation environment for scientific researchers. (See the second edition for the full text of the speech)

Li Keqiang pointed out that in his important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping reviewed the great importance our Party has attached to science and technology in various historical periods, summarized the new historical achievements of China's science and technology, analyzed the evolution trend of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform, and defined the key tasks of accelerating the construction of a scientific and technological power, It is highly ideological, instructive and targeted to put forward ardent hopes for better playing the role of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. We should study and understand carefully and implement them thoroughly. We should unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, take Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, strengthen the "Four Consciousness", strengthen the "Four Confidence", achieve the "Two Safeguards", and celebrate the centennial of the Communist Party of China with outstanding achievements, We will work tirelessly to build our country into a strong, prosperous, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country and realize the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Some members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and relevant leaders of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, and the CPPCC National Committee attended the meeting.

About 3000 people attended the conference, including comrades in charge of the relevant departments of the CPC Central Committee, the government, the military and the masses, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, some foreign academicians, and representatives of the 10th National Congress of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology.

People's Daily (May 29, 2021, Version 1)

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