Innovate or stay behind

We should strive to build an innovative country, says an article in People's Daily. The following is an excerpt:

On June 5, the State Council issued the outline of the national intellectual property rights strategy, indicating that the government is paying more attention to developing independent intellectual property rights. It is a major strategic decision made by the government in the new era of the reform and opening-up and is closely related to the future of our nation.

Intellectual property rights have become a pivotal element in international competition in today's world. They hold a key position in the transformation of our country's economic growth, the reduction in the use of resources, and in upgrading the core competitive edge of the nation.