Build sci-tech powerhouse, says Xi

Xi's quotes

· Scientists conducting basic research should have the courage to explore, focus on originality ... expand the boundaries of understanding nature and open up new frontiers of knowledge.

· Scientific and technological research should apply a problem-oriented approach, address the most urgent and pressing problems, and start from the urgent needs and long-term demands of the country.

· The Chinese scientific community should deeply participate in the governance of global science and technology and contribute Chinese wisdom ... so that science and technology can better promote human welfare and make greater contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

· It is necessary to build a scientific research and innovation hub that can gather the world's outstanding talent, and improve policies for high-end talent and professionals to come to China for work, scientific research and exchanges.

· Science and technology personnel must be spared from spending lots of time on needless socializing, unnecessary evaluation and assessment, or formalistic and bureaucratic events of all kinds.