Ep 06 “Innovation is the primary driving force”

Stories of Xi Jinping

As the Chinese economy upgrades from rapid expansion to high-quality development, Xi Jinping says innovation will remain at the heart of China’s modernization drive. Xi has long been concerned with “bottlenecks” in core technology in key fields, encouraged basic research for self-reliance in science and technology, and has also valued talent as the primary resource of growth. In this episode, we will explore Xi’s firm belief in the power of innovation, and how he has brought together strength for China to achieve greater self-reliance in science and technology.