Science has been elevated in the Chinese national agenda following two high-level policy meetings of the Chinese Communist Party
President Xi Jinping re-election for a third term was formalised during the National People’s Congress in Beijing..
Also at the two sessions, Li Qiang was appointed China’s new premier. Qiang is widely regarded as a pro-business and pragmatic official, who has left a positive impression on foreign investors, says Jing. At a press briefing yesterday, he noted the importance of science and technological innovation and transitioning to a green economy.
This creation of the body will “elevate the status of the MOST in the national science and technology enterprise”, says Cong Cao, a science-policy researcher at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China. Researchers expect this funding will flow principally to areas in which China faces increasing pressure from the United States and other Western countries. These include AI, big data, energy storage, semiconductors, biotechnology and the clean-energy transition.
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