The R&D program was elaborated on by China’s Minister of Science and Technology, Yu Hejin, in a briefing in the corridors of the National People’s Congress following the work report of Premier Li Qiang. Yu said that China would rely on original innovation and technological breakthroughs, deploying major national scientific and technological initiatives across the entire chain, including strengthening the systematic layout of basic research and bolstering cutting-edge research in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and fusion.
Science and technology will be the drivers for transforming and upgrading traditional industries and developing new industries in order to foster economic growth. “We will enhance the development of the regional innovation system, particularly by strengthening the original innovation sources, high-end industry leadership, and top talent attraction functions of the three major international scientific and technological innovation hubs: Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,” Yu said.
