Scientific and Technological Innovation Drives the Great Ship of China —— A Review of the Scientific and Technological Innovation Promoted by the CPC Central Committee since the 18th National Congress
[New Ideas and Practice of Governing the Country]
Scientific and Technological Innovation Drives China Giant Wheel
— — Review of the CPC Central Committee’s Promotion of Scientific and Technological Innovation since the 18th National Congress
Guangming Daily reporter Yang Shu
In the face of a new round of global growth, only reformers advance, only innovators are strong, and only reform and innovation win.
In June this year, the 2017 Global Innovation Index (GII) report jointly released by the World Intellectual Property Organization and Cornell University in the United States showed that China’s innovation ranking continued to climb, becoming the only middle-income country with a shrinking innovation gap with developed economies. Not only that, it also ranked first in the world in terms of domestic market volume, knowledge workers, original patents, high-tech exports and original industrial designs. China has successfully ranked among the global innovation leaders.
Scientific and technological innovation is at the forefront of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation at an unprecedented speed and scale.
Looking for power: innovation drives development into a "master switch"
At the key nodes of history, the power of thought is always stirring.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, scientific and technological innovation has become one of the core concepts of the Party Central Committee governing the country with the Supreme Leader as the core. "Innovation-driven", a brand-new vocabulary, has become the core strategy of China’s development.
"Innovation has always been an important force to promote the development of a country and a nation." "Implementing the innovation-driven development strategy is to promote all-round innovation with scientific and technological innovation as the core … …” On August 18, 2014, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized at the seventh meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Leading Group.
The brand-new orientation of scientific and technological innovation and innovation-driven comes from the profound insight of the Supreme Leader General Secretary into the general trend at home and abroad and the long-term development of the country — —
Innovation drive is the destiny of the country. Strong innovation will make the country prosperous, while weak innovation will make the country dangerous.
Innovation drive is the general trend of the world. The new round of global scientific and technological revolution and the accelerated evolution of industrial transformation are reshaping the world competition pattern and changing the balance of national power.
Innovation drive is needed for the development of the situation. China’s economic development has entered a new normal, and we must rely on innovation to create a new engine for development.
Innovation has become the "master switch" to solve development problems. In February 2016, The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) reviewed and approved the Outline of National Innovation-driven Development Strategy, and put forward the "three-step" strategic goal of innovation-driven development strategy, which became the landmark achievement of the top-level design of innovation-driven development strategy. Half a year later, the "Thirteenth Five-Year National Science and Technology Innovation Plan" was officially released, drawing a strategic blueprint for building an innovative country.
Seek direction: the science and technology arena can’t follow suit
Known as China’s "Eye of the Sky", the world’s largest single-aperture radio telescope, the world’s first quantum science experimental satellite Mozi, and China’s self-developed global satellite positioning system Beidou & HELIP; … Not long ago, these great powers appeared in the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition, and visitors used cameras to freeze this brilliant achievement.
"You can’t always dress up your own tomorrow with someone else’s yesterday. You can’t always rely on other people’s scientific and technological achievements to improve your own scientific and technological level, let alone be a technical vassal of other countries and always follow others. " The general secretary of the supreme leader’s argument is resounding.
In the past five years, the "China Breakthrough" of science and technology has frequently shaken the world — —
343 kilometers from the ground! This is the height of China created by Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory.
930 million times per second! This is the China speed created by the "Shenwei Taihu Light" supercomputer.
The maximum depth is 7062 meters! This is the China depth refreshed by the manned submersible Jiaolong.
Driven by five years of innovation, China has become the world’s second largest country in R&D investment, with the second largest number of international scientific and technological papers, the number of invention patent applications for six consecutive years and the number of patents granted for three consecutive years, ranking first in the world, and has become the first country in the world with an annual patent application of more than 1 million.
Innovation is like a lever, constantly inciting the miracle that leads the world.
Focus: innovation results are oriented to the main battlefield of economy and society
"What do you want to bring back to China most?" Not long ago, when young people from 20 countries along the Belt and Road were asked this question, their answers were "Alipay, online shopping, high-speed rail and bike-sharing".
This is described as China’s "four new inventions".
Nowadays, online car rental, online education, mobile medical care and unmanned shops & HELIP; … These fashionable "black technologies" around you and me are interpreting the connotation of "technology makes life better" at an alarming speed, and at the same time, they are giving birth to new industries and new formats to provide a source of power for economic development.
"Scientific research should not only pursue knowledge and truth, but also serve economic and social development and the broad masses of the people. The vast number of scientific and technological workers should write their papers on the land of the motherland and apply scientific and technological achievements to the great cause of modernization. " The entrustment of the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has far-reaching implications.
In the past five years, focusing on the major needs of the country, the mobile communication field has achieved a leap from "2G following" to "4G parallel", the world’s first fourth-generation high-temperature gas-cooled reactor commercial demonstration project has been successfully built, and the C919 large passenger plane has successfully made its first flight … … The contribution rate of scientific and technological progress increased from 52.2% in 2012 to 56.2% in 2016.
"Let the innovative wisdom contained among hundreds of millions of people be fully released and the innovative power fully flow." The expectation of the Supreme Leader General Secretary ignites the fire of innovation and entrepreneurship.
At present, more than 4,200 creative spaces, more than 3,600 technology business incubators and more than 400 business accelerators in China are growing rapidly, and high-growth and high-valuation enterprises continue to emerge.
In 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said during an inspection tour in Liaoning that the key to seeing whether a high-tech zone is competitive and has great development potential is whether it can do the two articles of "high" and "new" well.
In 2016, the operating income of 146 national high-tech zones reached 28.3 trillion yuan, and more than half of the small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises. The main economic indicators of national independent innovation demonstration zones such as Donghu Lake in Wuhan and Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in Hunan have maintained a growth rate of 30% year after year, which has become a powerful engine for promoting regional development transformation and upgrading.
Breaking down barriers: breaking the ice in the reform of science and technology system
If scientific and technological innovation is compared to the new engine of China’s development, then reform is the essential ignition system.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, the most fundamental thing is to enhance the ability of independent innovation, and the most urgent thing is to break down the institutional and institutional obstacles and maximize the liberation and stimulation of the great potential of science and technology as the primary productive force.
In the past five years, the reform of the scientific and technological system has been drastic and forceful, and the "institutional barriers" on the road to innovation have been torn down — —
Opinions on Opening National Major Scientific Research Infrastructure and Large-scale Scientific Research Instruments to the Society, which makes the "sleeping" scientific research instruments "turn"; "Several Opinions on Improving and Strengthening the Management of Scientific Research Projects and Funds of the Central Government" to "live" the scientific research funds that have been over-managed; The "Proposal on Deepening the Management Reform of the Central Government’s Science and Technology Plan (Special Projects, Funds, etc.)" unifies the scientific research projects as scattered as "a fairy tale"; The National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) voted to amend the Law on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements, delegating the right to transform and dispose of scientific and technological achievements, and making the transformation speed of scientific and technological achievements "run" … …
"In the process of promoting the reform of the science and technology system, we should pay attention to one problem, that is, the ability of China’s socialist system to concentrate on doing great things is an important magic weapon for our achievements. Many major scientific and technological achievements in China rely on this magic weapon and must not be lost! " While getting rid of the disadvantages of the scientific and technological system and mechanism, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader also has profound thoughts on giving full play to China’s institutional advantages.
In the past five years, science and technology management departments have respected the laws of scientific research and market, subtracted power and added services, strengthened supervision, grasped key issues, and activated the driving force of innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2016, China’s technology transfer contract exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time.
Scientific and technological innovation and institutional innovation form a "two-wheel drive". Today, the increasingly complete ignition system is making the innovation engine run at full speed.
Gathering popularity: building a nest to attract phoenix and casting a talent phalanx
On May 30 this year, 81 million scientific and technological workers across the country ushered in their own festival — — The first "National Science and Technology Workers’ Day", at the "Three Meetings" of science and technology a year ago, the inspiring voice of the Supreme Leader General Secretary was still in my ears — —
"Gather talents in the world and use them, so that more galloping horses can compete."
"The key to building China into a world science and technology power is to build a team of innovative talents with large scale, reasonable structure and excellent quality, and to stimulate the innovative vitality and potential of all kinds of talents."
In the past five years, there have been frequent policies to encourage relaxation. In March 2016, the Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the System and Mechanism of Talent Development was issued to optimize the role of "baton" in talent evaluation and improve the smooth flow mechanism of talents; In 2017, "Several Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Simple Administration, Decentralization and Administration in Higher Education, and Optimizing Service" was officially released, which expanded the autonomy of universities and research institutes and gave innovative leading talents greater control over people, property and technical routes.
Siphon of Talents: In the past five years, the central government, local governments and departments have cooperated vertically and horizontally to promote the development of all kinds of scientific and technological talents, which has led to the formation of the largest "homecoming tide" of overseas students since the founding of New China. By the end of 2016, the total number of returned students in China had reached 2,651,100, of which 70% had returned since the 18th National Congress.
In the past five years, the Party Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has made a strategic, overall and long-term systematic plan for scientific and technological innovation, gradually forming theoretical innovation and practical exploration of scientific and technological innovation ideas, and China’s scientific and technological innovation has undergone profound changes in its entirety and pattern, which has condensed a powerful force for realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
With the sound of trumpets and drums, on the journey of building a world-class science and technology power, innovation drives the great ship of China, breaking waves and never stopping!
■ short comments
Innovative ideas lead the future
In a sense, the strength of science and technology determines the contrast of world power, and also determines the future and destiny of all countries and nationalities. At present, China’s scientific and technological innovation is standing in a new historical position. From the accumulation of quantity to the leap of quality, from the breakthrough of point to the leap of system, China’s innovation has ushered in a new stage, which is unprecedented since modern times.
Great changes come from great ideas. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has made fruitful achievements in theoretical innovation and practical innovation, from establishing the goal of "two hundred years" to putting forward the "Chinese dream", from coordinating the overall layout of "five in one" to coordinating and promoting the "four comprehensive" strategic layout … … The "road map" for building Socialism with Chinese characteristics has become clearer; From establishing the innovation-driven development strategy to implementing the new development concept of "innovative development", from accelerating the pace of building an innovative country to constantly advancing towards a world science and technology power … … Promote the comprehensive innovation blueprint with scientific and technological innovation as the core.
Systematic planning of scientific and technological innovation is strategic, overall and long-term, which is an important part of the new ideas, ideas and strategies of the Supreme Leader General Secretary in governing the country, a major development of Marxist scientific and technological theory and a major innovation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory. This is put forward at the key historical node of building a well-off society in an all-round way and under the important background of our party’s great struggle with many new historical characteristics. It has distinct characteristics of the times and rich theoretical connotation.
Science and technology are the foundation of national prosperity, and innovation is the soul of national progress. Mozi achieved three established scientific goals, Tianzhou-1 and Tiangong-2 were successfully separated, and China’s spallation neutron source was successfully targeted for the first time … … The frequent news of major scientific and technological breakthroughs has greatly inspired the spirit of the Chinese people and fully demonstrated the brilliant achievements and broad prospects of China’s construction of a strong country in science and technology under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core. We have reason to believe that with the sail of the Chinese dream, the great ship China will sail for a brighter tomorrow.
Guangming Daily (October 9, 2017, 01 edition)




















