Experts say STEM education is the key to nurturing necessary talent

China's social and economic development in the new era requires technical talent, so a solid boost to education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, is crucial, experts said.

The 2017 White Paper on China STEM Education, published by the National Institute of Education Sciences, revealed that there were only 11 scientists and engineers on average among every 10,000 in the nation's workforce.

By last October, the talent gap in the strategically important artificial intelligence or AI sector surpassed 1 million.