Xi Jinping emphasized at the seminar on strengthening basic research that it is necessary to strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures to further lay the foundation for building a country strong in science and technology.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping attended a symposium on strengthening basic research in Shanghai on the morning of the 30th and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the headquarters of all technological issues. It is necessary to strengthen basic research with greater vigor and more practical measures, enhance China's original innovation capabilities, and further lay a solid foundation for building a country strong in science and technology.