Qiushi Journal published an important article by General Secretary Xi Jinping entitled "Speech at the Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research".

According to Xinhua News Agency, the 18th issue of Qiushi magazine, to be published on September 16, will carry an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Speech at the Symposium on Strengthening Basic Research".

The article emphasizes that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system, the central authority for all technological problems, and the forefront of global scientific and technological competition. A crucial standard for measuring a country's scientific and technological strength is the level of its basic research. To become a world-leading science and technology power, basic research must be strengthened. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to basic research, significantly improving China's level of basic research through optimizing research layout, increasing investment, and innovating systems and mechanisms. At the same time, it must be recognized that there are still gaps in our basic research compared with the world's leading science and technology powers. We must enhance our sense of crisis and urgency, strengthen basic research with greater力度 and more concrete measures, enhance China's original innovation capabilities, further consolidate the foundation for building a strong science and technology nation, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and strength.

The article points out the need to optimize the systematic layout of basic research. Entering the era of big science, the organization of basic research is becoming increasingly sophisticated, requiring us to strengthen overall planning and top-level design to accelerate the formation of a strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout. We must accurately grasp the goals and directions, adhere to the strategic orientation of "four orientations," and, starting from the urgent needs and long-term demands of the nation, further clarify the main directions and key areas of basic research. We must strengthen the synergy of resources, leverage the advantages of the new national system, strengthen the leading role of national laboratories, national research institutions, and high-level research universities, encourage and regulate the development of new R&D institutions, promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises, and streamline the innovation chain from basic research, applied development, to成果转化 (technology transfer). We must improve the disciplinary layout, refine the mechanism for adjusting disciplinary settings, strengthen the construction of basic disciplines, promote the coordinated development of applied and basic disciplines, and encourage multidisciplinary integration and interdisciplinary research.

The article points out the need to strengthen the talent pool for basic research. Ultimately, basic research relies on high-level talent. It emphasizes the need to promote the integrated development of education, science, and technology talent, comprehensively improving the training, recruitment, and utilization of personnel to ensure a sufficient quantity, high quality, and reasonable structure of basic research talent. Efforts should be focused on improving the quality of independent training, following the laws of talent development, comprehensively enhancing the quality of education, continuously cultivating a reserve force for basic research, optimizing the collaborative education mechanism between science and education, and focusing on discovering and cultivating high-level talent at the forefront of scientific research. Strong support should be given to young talent, adhering to task-driven approaches and mentorship programs to pave the way for the growth and development of young scientists. A positive atmosphere should be actively created, continuously improving the working and living conditions of basic researchers, vigorously promoting the spirit of scientists, stimulating the curiosity, imagination, and exploratory drive of young people, and making basic research a life pursuit for more young people.

The article points out the need to strengthen support and safeguards for basic research. It calls for breaking down ideological barriers and institutional constraints to provide long-term, stable investment and policy support for basic research. Funding should be increased, gradually raising the proportion of funding for basic research, further broadening fundraising channels, forming a diversified investment pattern for basic research, and improving the effectiveness of science fund grants. Research conditions should be optimized, major science and technology infrastructure should be systematically constructed, the construction of national science data centers should be strengthened, the development of world-class scientific journals should be accelerated, the application of artificial intelligence in basic research should be emphasized, and intelligent research platform systems should be built. The reform of the science and technology system should be deepened, a classification and evaluation system that conforms to the characteristics of basic research should be improved, the incentive mechanism for basic research should be perfected, and research management methods should be reformed. The research ecosystem should be purified, creating an open, inclusive, and tolerant innovation environment that accepts failure, strengthening research integrity, and resolutely punishing research corruption.

The article points out the need to expand international cooperation in basic research. It calls for proactively integrating into the global innovation network and enhancing original innovation capabilities through open collaboration. This includes deepening international exchanges and cooperation in basic research between government and non-governmental organizations, jointly tackling major scientific challenges such as climate change, energy and environment, and life and health with other countries, increasing the openness of national science and technology programs, leading and joining international large-scale science programs and projects, and actively participating in global science and technology governance.

The article emphasizes that strengthening basic research requires the joint efforts of the entire Party and society. Party committees and governments at all levels should increase policy support and provide better services to ensure that the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee are implemented effectively.

This article is sourced from Xinhua News Agency.

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