Education Key to Scientific Advancement and Talent Development in China's Modernization

Xi Jinping Emphasizes Education's Role in Scientific and Technological Advancement

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed the importance of education in supporting scientific and technological advancement and talent development. He called for a deep understanding of the needs of Chinese modernization for education, science and technology, and talent.

Xi made these remarks while attending a joint group meeting during the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He emphasized the need to cultivate a steady stream of talent, unlock their full potential, and ensure their abilities are fully utilized.

Xi also stressed the importance of maintaining a correct orientation in running schools in the process of building China into a leading country in education, science and technology, and talent. He called for nurturing a new generation of capable young people with the moral grounding, intellectual ability, physical vigor, aesthetic sensibility, and work skills needed to join and carry on the socialist cause.

To develop a high-quality educational system that meets the people's expectations, Xi emphasized the need to deepen comprehensive reform of education. He also called for refining the school management system, granting schools greater autonomy in decision-making, and continuously advancing law-based school administration.

Xi noted that to achieve a sound interaction between independent sci-tech innovation and self-reliant talent training, education must further play its fundamental and leading role in supporting such cause. He stressed the need to refine the mechanism for aligning talent cultivation with the needs of economic and social development to enhance the quality and efficiency of self-reliant talent training.

Xi concluded by noting that boosting education, sci-tech and talent development is a shared responsibility of the entire Party and society. He urged the CPPCC to fully leverage its role as a specialized consultative body in this endeavor.