When the tide is rising, Xi Jinping leads the new journey of "innovating China" and pursues dreams. Xi Jinping leads the new journey of "innovating China" and pursues dreams.-Exclusive manuscript | When the tide is rising, it is the time of sailing.

Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress and the inexhaustible driving force for a country's prosperity and development.

Bravely stand at the tide and step on the waves. Turn the beautiful prospect of Chinese path to modernization into reality step by step, innovate, and press the "acceleration key".

2023 is the beginning year for fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Technological innovation solidifies the foundation of a strong country

In the 1990s, an important cooperation project between the governments of China and Singapore, the China Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, landed in Suzhou.

Standing at thirty, experiencing great changes and vicissitudes.

Outside the car window, within the view, tall buildings are arranged in rows, vividly interpreting the surging vitality of this "innovative city, extraordinary park". In the exhibition hall, there is a dazzling array of "star products" in the fields of high-end equipment manufacturing, new generation information technology, nano new materials, biomedicine, etc. The General Secretary walked and looked at them.

Now, Suzhou Industrial Park has targeted this goal and refined its action plan and specific indicators until 2025.

In May, General Secretary praised the China Electric Power Industry Basic Research Institute in Shijiazhuang as "cutting-edge technology and the most important national tool for achieving technological self-reliance and self-improvement."

The constant travels far, and the contemplation is always new.

In recent years, key areas and core technologies have cracked the bottleneck problem; Equipment manufacturing and the development of a major country, enhancing confidence in development; Artificial intelligence, digital economy, anchoring the blue ocean of the future... Taking small steps and even thousands of miles together, we have gathered a firm confidence to "bravely take on major challenges and lead the way", enhancing our strategic initiative to "firmly grasp the lifeline of technology in our own hands".

"The key to Chinese path to modernization lies in the modernization of science and technology." The General Secretary turned his vision to the future.

Innovation driven development engine

In May 2023, the vegetation was growing and everything was booming. General Secretary Xi Jinping set foot on the hot land of Xiong'an for the third time.

Xiongan's appearance has changed. There are more construction sites and more new buildings.

Where is the "new" in the modern new atmosphere?

He emphasized the need to fully implement the innovation driven development strategy, promote the implementation of cutting-edge policy measures and forward-looking innovation pilot demonstration projects in various fields of reform and opening up in Xiong'an, strive to build new functions, form a new image, develop new industries, gather new talents, and build new mechanisms, so that Xiong'an New Area can become an innovation highland and entrepreneurial hotspot in the new era.

Observing chess, having a global perspective; Placement, fine layout.

From the emphasis on "high starting point planning and high standard construction of Xiong'an New Area" in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, to the inclusion of "high standard and high-quality construction of Xiong'an New Area" in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In just 6 years, Xiong'an New Area has gone from scratch, from blueprint to reality, a future city without "urban diseases", a "people's city" suitable for business and living in the new era, and a high-level and modern city is rising from the ground.

The journey of the great road becomes more steadfast. Xiong'an New Area has fully implemented the innovation driven development strategy, reflecting today's fierce competition between the north and south of the Yangtze River, and the highlands of innovation have successively risen.

Continuous optimization of spatial layout——

Beijing, Shanghai, and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, along with the three major international science and technology innovation centers, have ranked among the top 10 global science and technology innovation clusters. The construction of four comprehensive national science centers in Huairou, Zhangjiang, Hefei, and the Greater Bay Area has accelerated, becoming an innovative engine driving high-quality development.

Accelerated aggregation of innovative resources——

Wuhan's "Optics Valley", Guizhou's "Shugu", Hefei's "Sound Valley", and Zhuzhou's "Power Valley"... driven by innovation platforms, innovation factors flow, and a number of world-class industrial clusters rapidly rise. 23 national self created zones and 177 national high-tech zones have become the vanguard of high-quality development.

A set of data, annotated with constantly rising innovation capabilities: for the first time, the R&D expenditure of the whole society has exceeded 3 trillion yuan, the R&D investment intensity has exceeded 2.5% for the first time, the proportion of basic research investment has exceeded 6% for four consecutive years, and the total number of R&D personnel has remained the world's top for many years

China has entered the ranks of innovative countries with its head held high.

Open cooperation and sharing of innovative achievements

Zero sum game or win-win cooperation?

Move according to the times, follow the trend, and seize the opportunity to move forward. Strengthening open cooperation and jointly addressing challenges is not only an objective law of innovative development, but also the trend of the times.

——This is a global perspective with a broad mind

China has always been an advocate, defender, and practitioner of open cooperation. The 14th Five Year Plan and the 2035 Vision Goal Outline have specifically set up a section on "Actively Promoting Science and Technology Open Cooperation" to deploy this. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to expand international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, strengthen the construction of an international scientific research environment, and form an open innovation ecosystem with global competitiveness.

——This is a surging world trend

The 2023 Zhongguancun Forum is themed "Open Cooperation and Shared Future".

——This is a shared vision for the future

We are willing to work with all countries that are willing to cooperate with us for mutual benefit, and promote the common prosperity and development of the world economy.

Those who share the same aspirations do not consider mountains and seas as distant. Behind the Chinese concept lies solid Chinese actions.

From the hybrid rice engineering technology research center in Madagascar to the Kafue River water supply project in Zambia, from the China Laos railway crossing the mountains to the first subway line in Pakistan, from the "Huoyan laboratory" that helped African countries fight the epidemic through science and technology to the supply of more than 34 million doses of vaccine finished products and stock solution to Mexico... With the innovation of human well-being, China contributes Chinese wisdom and strength to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Do not reject the crowd, only then can the river and sea be formed.

By 2035, China will become one of the top innovative countries, and by 2050, it will become a world science and technology powerhouse... People clearly see the important coordinates that a vibrant and innovative China will cross in the journey of pursuing its dreams.

Innovating China, in its prime.

Innovate China and move forward firmly.