Xi urges enhancing scientific literacy

President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China will work with other countries to promote scientific education and literacy domestically and abroad, leading to more innovations that can benefit national and social sustainable development.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comment in a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the World Conference on Science Literacy in Beijing on Monday.

The three-day conference is organized by the China Association for Science and Technology, which is marking its 60th anniversary this year.