Where is the future of science-popping in China?

Q: On Sept 6, China Association of Science and Technology released a report that says 8.47 percent of all Chinese citizens surveyed have reached the "science literacy standard". What is your view on the data?

Xie: According to my analysis, the percentage has two meanings: First, it is of course not high compared with those of developed countries. As early as 2000, that data had reached 17 percent in the US.

Second, it is 2.3 percentage points higher than that of 2015, which means progress. Actually, every person who has enough knowledge about science can influence several people near him or her. They could start from their family members. And I think it is the role of science-poppers to help these people. We need to support them with our knowledge, so that they will influence the people near them, not vice versa. And that's why we insist on writing our stories in a reader-friendly way. We hope to let more non-professionals read our content and obtain the science knowledge they lack, so as to promote the science literacy rate of the whole society.