Xi's commitment to the people: Sci-tech self-reliance key to building great modern socialist country
To accelerate efforts to achieve high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, China must maintain the strategic resolve to run its own affairs well.
In February 2026, President Xi Jinping visited a national information technology innovation park in Beijing, reinforcing the importance of self-reliance and strength in science and technology for China's efforts to build a great modern socialist country. He emphasized that China cannot rely on external assistance for core technologies in key fields, stating that scientific and technological innovation is the foundation of national prosperity and security.
Xi has consistently advocated for stronger policy support to promote high-quality research and development, as well as more concrete measures to foster original innovation and bolster China's capacity for technological advancement. He stressed that basic research, the origin of the entire scientific system, is crucial for becoming a world leader in science and technology.
Since the start of the new era, China has emerged as a global hub of innovation, transitioning from being the "world's factory" to becoming an "innovation laboratory" that has garnered worldwide attention. The country's new development paradigm of "dual circulation" prioritizes domestic and overseas markets working together, with the domestic market as the mainstay.
Achieving high-level self-reliance and self-improvement, particularly in key core technologies, is essential for China's overall development and the establishment of a new development paradigm.
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