[Xi Jinping Emphasizes Strengthening Basic Research with Greater Efforts and More Concrete Measures to Further Solidify the Foundation for Building a Science and Technology Power] Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a symposium on strengthening basic research in Shanghai on the morning of March 30 and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the central authority for all technological problems. He stressed the need to strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more concrete measures to enhance my country's original innovation capabilities and further solidify the foundation for building a science and technology power. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of strengthening overall planning and top-level design to optimize the systematic layout of basic research. He emphasized adhering to the strategic orientation of "four orientations" (facing the world, facing the future, facing the world ...