Ding Xuexiang emphasized at the second plenary session of the two academies that all efforts should be made to implement the various deployments of the Party Central Committee on the science and technology industry and to accelerate the high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology.

The second plenary session of the Academician Conference of the two academies was held in Beijing on the afternoon of the 9th. Ding Xuexiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Ding Xuexiang pointed out that the historic achievements and changes in the field of science and technology in the new era are fundamentally due to the leadership and guidance of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. We must deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two consolidations", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", firmly believe in the "four confidences", and ensure the "two safeguards", grasp historical opportunities and challenges of the times, strengthen our resolve to take the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, and firmly grasp the initiative in innovation and development.