CHINA-S&T: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING ADDRESSES 10TH CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF CASE IN BEIJING

The People's Daily (May 29) reported that on May 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed a large national conference for the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) solemnly convened at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. Speaking on behalf of the Party Central Committee, Xi Jinping congratulated workers in the science and technology fields, declaring the importance of these fields in the national journey to achieve a modern socialist country. He praised the scholars of the CAS and CAE as, “the wealth of the country, the pride of the people, the glory of the nation.” Besides asking these academics to be paragons of civic service, his remarks repeatedly urged all workers in science and technology to be more innovative and original in their research and to address societal problems for the benefit of the people as they explore the cutting edge of science and technology. Pointing out that “the competition of today’s world is a competition of human talent and education,” Xi Jinping called for China to gather the experts of all fields and make a global “human resource powerhouse”. All six other members of the Politburo Standing Committee: Li Keqiang, (who conducted the meeting), Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, and Han Zheng were present.







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