Italian fan of Chinese sci-fi sees new age of cooperation

Luisa Maria Bosia, an Italian fan of Chinese science fiction, says that sci-fi is tightly linked to science and technology, "since it stems from their development and the possible outcomes they can have on society".

She talked about the 12th China-Italy Innovation Forum, which ran from Nov 28 to 29 in Beijing's Shougang Park, an event that sought to strengthen national research and innovation systems by promoting academic, scientific and technological exchange between China and Italy.

Bosia, who has been learning Chinese since high school and who studied in China for a number of years, hopes for more cooperation between Italy and China in the near future. "Collaboration is always a better option than individual research, since different minds bring new and unique perspectives that might improve the overall result," she says.