CHINA TO PROMOTE WIDESPREAD INNOVATION FOCUSED ON SCI-TECH

Country is celebrating remarkable achievements in those fields

China promotes all-encompassing innovation that focuses on science and technology. The country has also planned how to realize high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Zhang Yuzhuo, vice-president of the China Association for Science and Technology, wrote these remarks in an article published in the Beijing-based Business Management Journal in late 2021.

Scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement embody the country's development practice and logic during the past century, Zhang wrote. The Party has led people to create achievements such as the first atomic and hydrogen bombs and missile and satellite launches in the 1960s and 1970s.

It has implemented strategies of reinvigorating the country through science, education and development that is driven by innovation. These strategies have been engrained in the country since the reform and opening-up policy adopted in 1978.

It further prioritizes innovation on the key place of national development and advocates stimulating creativity in professionals during the new era.

It deepens reform with tenacity, develops systematization of scientific and technological innovation and takes solid steps toward high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Chinese scientists have embodied the spirit of patriotism, innovation, dedication, collaboration and education over the past century. The spirit demonstrates the style of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, Zhang said.

It is necessary to inspire scientific and technological workers to endure hardships, dare them to innovate and help them get rid of imitation. It is also necessary to consolidate the first impetus role of innovation in advancing high-quality development and use inclusiveness of science and technology to achieve common prosperity.

It is necessary to gather strategies, plans and policy resources to support scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement. It's also necessary to help companies to innovate by offering them guidance and establishing platforms for them.

The industrial and supply chains are designed to be controllable. Cooperation between enterprises and universities should be furthered to develop safe and reliable innovation chains with strong capacities to deal with emergencies and changes.

Upstream and downstream companies can enjoy closer partnerships in terms of innovation and cooperate to increase their capabilities of coping with risks.

It is necessary to comprehensively enhance the systematization of scientific and technological innovation to guarantee scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

New relationships among companies, universities and research institutions should be promoted. It is necessary to systematically decide major tasks and also to organize and implement major projects to efficiently utilize professionals, technologies and capital.

It is possible to enhance the efficiency of both scientific research and innovation activities to advance systematization of scientific and technological innovation.

High-level research-type universities can perform their functions as social innovation incubators while national scientific research institutions should highlight their leading role in cutting-edge fields.

Scientifically and technologically leading companies and new-type research and development institutions should be expanded and become the pacesetters in industrial reforms.

Attracting and training innovative professionals is also important for cementing a foundation of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Trust should play a key role in employing professionals while training in capacity for innovation and critical thinking should also be more greatly prioritized.

It is necessary to value both scientific and technological innovation and the popularization of science and promote advocacy of science and innovation in the society, which is an important symbol of social civilization.

A good innovative and creative environment should be provided to attract, gather and train professionals. Doing so will help make China's innovative development attractive and appealing among global professionals.

Open innovation may be a key path to realizing scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

It is necessary to adapt to the world's development trends of mutual learning and coexistence, while also embracing the concepts of opening-up, trust and cooperation to participate in the establishment of a global innovation system.

It is important to promote China's scientific and technological development to contribute more to the progress of human civilization and make the country's modernization an integral part of the modernization of all mankind.

China's capacity for innovation was further enhanced in 2021, according to a government report. Fields such as manned space flight, Mars exploration and energy engineering made new breakthroughs last year.

The development of national laboratories was enhanced while the implementation of major scientific and technological projects was also promoted last year.

The Chinese government wants to advance scientific and technological innovation, improve industries and depend on innovation to increase development quality this year, the report said.

It will enhance the capacity for scientific and technological innovation in 2022 by continuing to implement a three-year plan (2021-23) for the reform of the scientific and technological systems.

It plans to promote the development of national laboratories and nationally significant labs, help higher learning institutions and scientific research organizations to play their roles and improve management of major scientific and technological projects this year.

It will support different regions in increasing their scientific and technological input, enhancing the popularization of science and promoting international scientific and technological cooperation in 2022.

It aims to advocate scientists' spirit and increase support for young scientific research workers to motivate professionals to concentrate on their studies.

It will keep promoting development of key technologies, further cooperation among companies, universities and research institutes and advance commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. It plans to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property, promote startups and investment and innovate in scientific and technological finance services.

MARS ROVER ZHURONG

Zhurong is China's first Mars rover. On May 22,2021, the Zhurong rover arrived on the surface of Mars and began its exploration. As of May 5, the Zhurong rover had worked for 347 Martian days and has traveled a total of 1,921 meters.

DARK MATTER PARTICLE EXPLORER WUKONG

Wukong is China's first space astronomical satellite. Launched in 2015, it aims to discover and study dark with the electromagnetic force yet makes up about 25 percent of the universe.

YUTU 2 LUNAR ROVER

The Yutu 2 lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Jan 3, 2019. It is the first lunar rover to set foot on the dark side of the moon. As of Jan 6, the Yutu 2 lunar rover had traveled 1,003.9 meters, and it is still exploring the unknown region.

MICIUS QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SATELLITE

Micius is the world's first space quantum science experimental satellite. Launched in 2016, the satellite has conducted many experiments in basic sciences related to quantum communication and quantum mechanics.

SDGSAT-1

The world's first scientific satellite dedicated to serve the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Launched in 2021, the satellite will provide data support for the evaluation and research of multiple indicators for the sustainable development goals.

TIANGONG SPACE STATION

Tiangong Space Station is a national-level space laboratory assembled in orbit with multiple modules. It is used to carry out large-scale space science and technology experiments that require long-term human participation. The space station is expected to finish construction around 2022.

C919 PASSENGER JET

The C919 is China's first narrow-body airliner. The plane is designed to seat around 160 to 170 passengers, and it made its maiden flight in May 2017.

LARGE HIGH ALTITUDE AIR SHOWER OBSERVATORY

Located about 4410 meters above sea level in Haizi Mountain, Sichuan province, LHAASO is the world's highest and largest cosmic ray detection instrument. It began construction in 2018, and has entered its scientific operation phase in late 2021.

XUELONG 2 ICEBREAKING RESEARCH VESSEL

Xuelong 2 icebreaker is an advanced polar research expedition vessel that entered service in 2019. It is set to expand scientific knowledge on the natural conditions of the South and North poles.

DONGFANGHONG 3 DEEP OCEAN RESEARCH SHIP

Dongfanghong 3 is China's biggest and most advanced deep ocean scientific research ship. It entered service in 2019, and has expanded China's o=shore marine geological research, marine oil and gas exploration and other capabilities.

TIANKUN HEAVY CUTTER SUCTION DREDGER

Tiankun is the largest heavy cutter suction dredger in Asia. The ship began production in March 2019. It is powerful equipment for China's coastal and channel dredging and land reclamation operations.

SHENHAI-1 DRILLING PLATFORM

Shenhai-1 is the world's first 100,000-ton deep-sea, semi-submersible oil production and storage platform. The 40-story behemoth began production in June 2021, and had produced over 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas by Feb 13, 2022.

FAST

The five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope is the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world. Located in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, the telescope finished construction in 2016, began operation in 2020 and has been opened to the global scientific community since 2021.

EAST

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is an instrument that aims to unlock the secret behind nuclear fusion, the same mechanism that powers the sun. In recent years, EAST has set numerous world records in nuclear fusion technology, paving the way for a new source of unlimited clean energy.

FUXING BULLET TRAINS

The Fuxing is a new family of high-speed electric multiple unites trains developed by China. It has a top speed of around 350 kilometers per hour and was put into use in 2017. As of the end of 2021, the Fuxing trains had operated safely for 1.36 billion km and transported 1.37 billion passengers.

HUALONG ONE

Hualong One is China's third-generation pressurized water nuclear reactor plant. It is one of the safest and most widely accepted third-generation nuclear reactors in the market. In March, the Hualong one demonstration project in Fuqing, Fujian province, was completed and has entered commercial operation.

SHENHAI YONGSHI MANNED SUBMERSIBLE

Shenhai Yongshi (Deep-sea Warrior) is a designed to meter depths. It and has carried out numerous missions to study ocean resource exploration, geochemistry research and marine biology.

HAIYI UNDERWATER GLIDER

Haiyi is a series of underwater gliders that operating depth ranging from 300 meters to 7,000 meters. In 2017, Haiyi dove 6,329 meters, setting a new world record for underwater glider diving depth.

HAIDOU-1 UNMANNED SUBMERSIBLE

Haidou-1 is an advanced remote-controlled unmanned submersible. On April 23, 2020, it set a national diving record of 10,907 meters in the Mariana Trench.

FENDOUZHE MANNED SUBMERSIBLE

Fendouzhe (Striver) is China's new deep-sea manned submersible with full ocean depth capability. On Nov 10, 2020, vehicle set a new national record by diving 10,909 meters in the Mariana Trench. It entered service in March, 2021.