Xi underlines intl scientific, technological innovation

President Xi Jinping underlined the need for all countries to jointly promote peace and development through scientific and technological innovation in a recent reply letter to Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa, a Cuban neuroscientist working in China.

Xi commended Valdes-Sosa's commitment to enhancing the special friendly ties between Cuba and China, and actively promoting China's scientific research cooperation with foreign countries. He also extended congratulations to the Cuban scientist and his team for making multiple breakthroughs.

Noting that international scientific and technological cooperation is a major trend, Xi said the fundamental starting point and focus of the Belt and Road Initiative, which he put forward 10 years ago, are to explore new ways of common development among countries, and blaze "a road to happiness" that can benefit all countries and the world at large.