Anchor the strategic goal of building a scientific and technological power

Anchor the strategic goal of building a scientific and technological power

Commentator for Qiushi magazine

　　"Building the mainland into a powerful country in science and technology has been the dream of the Chinese nation since modern times, and generation after generation of Chinese sons and daughters have worked tirelessly and unremittingly for it."

　　"We must establish ambitions, work hard, work hard, work in unity, and move forward bravely towards the grand goal of building a strong country in science and technology!"

　　On June 24, 2024, the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Award Conference, the 21st Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the 17th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering were held in the Great Hall of the People. This conference is a scientific and technological event held at a critical period when the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation are being comprehensively promoted with Chinese-style modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the conference, presented awards to the winners of the highest national science and technology awards and delivered an important speech. The important speech of the general secretary fully affirmed the historic achievements made by the mainland in recent years in the development of scientific and technological innovation, profoundly summed up the important experience in the development of science and technology in the new era, incisively expounded the important role of scientific and technological innovation in promoting Chinese-style modernization and realizing the great process of the second centenary goal, systematically expounded the basic connotation and main tasks of accelerating the construction of a strong country in science and technology under the new situation, and pointed out the way forward for doing a good job in science and technology in the new era.

　　If science and technology are prosperous, the nation will be prosperous, and if science and technology are strong, the country will be strong. Attaching importance to the historical role of science and technology is the basic viewpoint of Marxism. Since ancient times, science and technology have been pushing human society forward with an irreversible and irresistible force. In a certain sense, the strength of science and technology determines the changes in the balance of political and economic forces in the world, and also determines the future and destiny of all countries and nations. "History tells us a truth: Whether a country is strong or not cannot be determined solely by the size of its economy, nor can a nation be determined solely by the size of its population and the size of its territory. In modern history, one of the root causes of the mainland's backwardness and beating is its backwardness in science and technology. Looking back at the course of the Chinese nation's profound suffering since modern times, General Secretary Xi Jinping's words reveal the profound logic contained in the evolution of history.

　　"After becoming the general secretary, I was the first to come to the science and technology group." This is the opening remarks of General Secretary Xi Jinping when he participated in the joint meeting of the National Association for Science and Technology and the members of the scientific and technological circles in 2013. The cordial words were full of great importance and ardent expectations for scientific and technological work. On the road of building a strong country in science and technology, the general secretary has devoted great efforts to scientific and technological innovation, and has always put scientific and technological innovation at the core of the overall development of the country, emphasizing: "If China does not take the path of innovation-driven development, the old and new kinetic forces cannot be smoothly converted, and it will not be able to become truly strong", "Whether we can build a modern socialist country in an all-round way as scheduled depends on self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology", "If China wants to be strong and rejuvenated, it must vigorously develop science and technology and strive to become a major scientific center and innovation highland in the world", " We are closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any other time in history, and we need to build a world power in science and technology more than at any time in history......." Focusing on scientific and technological innovation and self-reliance and self-reliance in science and technology, the general secretary put forward a series of new ideas, new views, new assertions and new requirements, which provided a fundamental basis for the construction of a strong country in science and technology.

　　The light of thought illuminates the journey forward. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has deeply promoted the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, put forward the strategic task of accelerating the construction of an innovative country, established the goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, continuously deepened the reform of the scientific and technological system, fully stimulated the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of scientific and technological personnel, and vigorously promoted scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance. A number of major original achievements have been made in the fields of quantum science and technology, life science, material science, and space science, with "Chang'e" reaching the moon, "Tianhe" staying in the sky, "Tianwen" exploring fire, and "Crust No. 1" advancing into the depths of the earth, and emerging industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence flourishing...... The mainland has made new breakthroughs in basic frontier research, ushered in new leaps in strategic high-tech fields, achieved new results in innovation-driven high-quality development, opened up a new situation in the reform of the scientific and technological system, made new progress in international opening up and cooperation, and made historic achievements and changes in the cause of science and technology. These achievements are fundamentally due to the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

　　Achievements are hard-won, and experience is precious. At this conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping used the "eight insistences" to profoundly summarize the important experience of the development of science and technology in the new era. Mainly: adhere to the party's overall leadership, strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the party central committee over scientific and technological work, look at the general trend, seek the overall situation, grasp the fundamentals, and ensure that the development of science and technology always moves in the right direction; Adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, based on self-reliance and hard work, give full play to the advantages of the mainland's socialist system in concentrating on major affairs, promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, and firmly grasp the lifeline of science and technology and the initiative of development in their own hands; Adhere to the concept of innovation leading development, firmly grasp the concept that innovation is to grasp development and seek innovation is to seek the future, and lead high-quality development and ensure high-level safety with scientific and technological innovation; Adhere to the strategic orientation of "four aspects", face the world's frontier of science and technology, face the main battlefield of the economy, face the major needs of the country, and face the people's life and health, strengthen the deployment of the whole chain of scientific and technological innovation, the layout of all fields, and comprehensively enhance the strength and innovation of science and technology; Adhere to the deepening of reform to stimulate innovation vitality, resolutely break down the ideological concepts and institutional barriers that restrict scientific and technological innovation, and effectively transform institutional advantages into scientific and technological competitive advantages; Adhere to the promotion of a virtuous cycle of education, science and technology talents, coordinate the implementation of the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country with talents, and the strategy of innovation-driven development, and promote the development of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent training in an integrated manner; Persist in cultivating a culture of innovation, inherit the innovative genes of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and create a good environment that encourages exploration and tolerates failure, so that advocating science and pursuing innovation will become a common practice in the whole society; Adhere to the openness and cooperation of science and technology for the benefit of mankind, pursue a mutually beneficial and win-win opening strategy, and contribute China's wisdom and strength to respond to global challenges and promote human development and progress. The important experience of the "eight insistences" constitutes an interrelated, systematic and comprehensive whole, clarifies the fundamental guarantee, institutional advantages, strategic orientation, and scientific methods for the development of science and technology in the new era, and raises our party's understanding of the law of scientific and technological innovation to a new height.

　　"Those who observe the trend are clear, and those who observe the trend are wise." Whoever takes the lead in innovation will have the initiative to lead development. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing in depth. Scientific research expands to the extreme macro, to the extreme micro, to extreme conditions, and to the extreme comprehensive, and constantly breaks through the boundaries of human cognition. Technological innovation has entered an unprecedented period of intensive activity, and cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biotechnology have emerged in a concentrated manner, triggering chain changes. At the same time, the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, the scientific and technological revolution and the great power game are intertwined, and the high-tech field has become the forefront and main battlefield of international competition, profoundly reshaping the global order and development pattern. Although the mainland has made great progress in the development of science and technology, its original innovation capability is still relatively weak, some key core technologies are controlled by others, and there is a shortage of top scientific and technological talents, so it is necessary to further enhance the sense of urgency, further intensify scientific and technological innovation, and seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological competition and future development.

　　The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) clarified the central task of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization, and emphasized that high-quality development is the primary task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. The development of new quality productivity is an intrinsic requirement and an important focus for promoting high-quality development. On January 31, 2024, when presiding over the 11th collective study of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "New qualitative productive forces are mainly born by revolutionary breakthroughs in technology. Scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new kinetic energy, and is the core element of the development of new quality productive forces. "Chinese-style modernization is supported by scientific and technological modernization, and high-quality development depends on scientific and technological innovation to cultivate new momentum. We must fully understand the strategic leading position and fundamental supporting role of science and technology, anchor the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, strengthen top-level design and overall planning, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.

　　To speed up the construction of a strong country in science and technology, we must first clearly define what a strong country in science and technology looks like. At the conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The scientific and technological power we want to build should have the world's leading scientific and technological strength and innovation capabilities, support the overall leap in economic strength, national defense strength and comprehensive national strength, improve human well-being, and promote global development." The general secretary systematically expounded the basic connotation of building a strong country in science and technology from five aspects, that is, having strong basic research and original innovation capabilities, and continuing to produce major original and disruptive scientific and technological achievements; It has strong key core technology research capabilities, which strongly supports high-quality development and high-level safety; With strong international influence and leadership, it has become an important scientific center and innovation highland in the world; It has a strong ability to cultivate and gather high-level scientific and technological talents, and continuously expands the international top scientific and technological talent team and national strategic scientific and technological forces; It has a strong scientific and technological governance system and governance capabilities, and has formed a world-class innovation ecology and scientific research environment. These "five strengths" are not only the basic elements of a strong country in science and technology, but also the task requirements of building a strong country in science and technology.

　　It is now only 11 years away from achieving the goal of building a scientific and technological powerhouse. The situation is pressing, the challenge is pressing, and the mission is pressing, and we can't wait, wait, and see, and we can't slack off. We must seize the day, immerse ourselves in hard work, and turn this strategic goal into reality step by step with the firm determination and tenacious will of "sharpening a sword in ten years."

　　To accelerate the construction of a strong country in science and technology, we must anchor strategic goals, focus on key tasks, make overall plans, reform and innovation, and face difficulties. At this conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping made systematic arrangements for the main tasks of building a strong country in science and technology from five aspects: it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the new national system, improve the system of centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over scientific and technological work, and build a coordinated and efficient decision-making and command system and organization and implementation system; It is necessary to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation to help develop new quality productivity; It is necessary to comprehensively deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system and mechanism, coordinate the construction of various innovation platforms, and strengthen the optimal allocation of innovation resources; It is necessary to deepen the integrated reform of the system and mechanism of education, science and technology, and talents, improve the mechanism of coordinated education of science and education, and accelerate the cultivation of a large-scale, rationally structured, and high-quality innovative talent team; It is necessary to deeply practice the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and achieve self-reliance and self-improvement through openness and cooperation.

　　Building a strong country in science and technology is the common responsibility of the whole party and the whole country. The scientific and technological front has a heavy responsibility and a glorious mission. As outstanding representatives of the scientific and technological circles, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences should, as required by General Secretary Xi Jinping, charge ahead, bravely shoulder heavy burdens, be pioneers of the frontier of science and technology, leaders of major tasks, leaders of the growth of young talents, and demonstrators of the spirit of scientists, and make new contributions to the development of the mainland's scientific and technological undertakings; The vast number of scientific and technological workers should consciously integrate academic pursuits into the great cause of building a strong country in science and technology, forge ahead with determination, pursue excellence, and create new achievements worthy of the times and the people. Party committees and governments at all levels should conscientiously implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, earnestly strengthen the organization, leadership, and scientific management of scientific and technological work, and make every effort to provide service guarantees; Leading cadres at all levels should attach importance to learning new knowledge in science and technology and enhance their ability to lead and promote science and technology work.

　　The blueprint has been drawn and the trumpet has been sounded. Let us unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, strengthen confidence, overcome difficulties, accelerate the promotion of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, and move forward bravely towards the grand goal of building a strong country in science and technology and the great dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

　　Our goal will be achieved!

Source: Qiushi 2024/13

Author: Commentator for Qiushi magazine