The State Council executive meeting heard a report on implementation of the National Science and Technology Conference directives. The meeting urged prioritizing the construction of China as a science and technology power, efficiently organizing and implementing major national S&T projects and improving utilization of major research facilities. It called for system-level coordinated R&D among national strategic S&T bodies, clearer main directions and priority areas for basic research, an ecosyst

The State Council executive meeting heard a report on implementation of the National Science and Technology Conference directives. The meeting urged prioritizing the construction of China as a science and technology power, efficiently organizing and implementing major national S&T projects and improving utilization of major research facilities. It called for system-level coordinated R&D among national strategic S&T bodies, clearer main directions and priority areas for basic research, an ecosystem conducive to original innovation, and acceleration of high-level S&T self-reliance to support Chinese-style modernization.