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On the afternoon of October 16, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the twenty-fourth collective study on the research and application prospects of quantum technology. Chairing the study, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasized that the world is experiencing great changes not seen in a century, and technological innovation is one of the key variables. If we want to nurture opportunities in crisis and open new games amid changes, we must look for answers in technological innovation. It is necessary to fully understand the importance and urgency of promoting the development of quantum technology, strengthen the strategic planning and system design of the development of quantum technology, understand the general trend and make good moves.
Xue Qikun, Vice President of Tsinghua University and academic of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, explained this issue and provided comments and suggestions.
Xi Jinping gave a speech while presiding over the study. He pointed out that in recent years, quantum technology has developed by leaps and bounds and has become the frontier of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Accelerating the development of quantum technology plays a very important role in promoting high-quality development and ensuring national security. The purpose of organizing this group study is to understand the development trend of quantum technology in the world, analyze the development situation of quantum technology in China, and better promote the development of quantum technology in China.
Xi Jinping emphasized that quantum mechanics is a major achievement of human exploration of the microscopic world. The development of quantum technology has great scientific importance and strategic value. It is an important disruptive technological innovation that has impacted and rebuilt the traditional technological system, and will lead a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Chinese science and technology workers are catching up on quantum technology and have achieved a number of important innovations with international influence. Overall, China already possesses the scientific and technological strength and innovation capabilities in the field of quantum technology. At the same time, we must also realize that there are many shortcomings in the development of quantum technology in China, and the development faces multiple challenges. We must unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation, strengthen our trust, work hard, traverse key key technologies, strive for independent control in key areas, ensure the safety of the industrial chain and supply chain, and improve the technology of our country to respond to international risks and challenges.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to systematically summarize the successful experience of China’s quantum science and technology development, learn from the beneficial practices of foreign countries, analyze and judge the development trend of quantum science and technology in depth, find the point entry and breakthrough point of China’s quantum science and technology development and coordinate basic research, cutting-edge technology and engineering technology research and development. To cultivate strategic emerging industries such as quantum communications, seize the dominating heights of international competition in quantum technology, and create new development advantages.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to strengthen high-level design and forward-thinking design. It is necessary to strengthen strategic research and judgment, insist on innovation and self-confidence, dare to gnaw hard bones, strengthen high-level design and prospective design in the organization and implementation of large long-term projects, strengthen multidisciplinary integration and integrated innovation in multiple technical fields, and form China’s systemic capacity for the development of quantum technology.
Xi Jinping noted that the policy support system needs to be improved. It is necessary to accelerate the creation of a favorable political environment to promote the development of quantum technology and form more powerful political support. It is necessary to ensure capital investment in the field of quantum science and technology and, at the same time, encourage local governments, businesses and society to increase investment. It is necessary to increase investment in scientific research institutions and universities in basic research in quantum science and technology, strengthen the general construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces and improve the management of scientific research and organizational mechanisms.
Xi Jinping stressed the need to accelerate advancements in basic research and address key technologies. The development of quantum technology depends on advances in basic theoretical research, and the formation of disruptive technologies is a process of accumulation. It is necessary to coordinate the talents, bases and projects in the field of quantum science and technology, carry out the integrated configuration of all elements and accelerate the implementation of the main quantum science and technology projects. It is necessary to increase research on key key technologies, challenge difficulties and obstacles, bravely climb the scientific peak, and obtain a batch of high-level original results in the field of quantum technology.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to cultivate a team of high-level talents. The key to great inventions and disruptive technological innovations lies in talents. It is necessary to accelerate the cultivation of talents in the field of quantum science and technology, accelerate the formation of a high-level talent pool in the field of quantum science and technology, establish a special training plan suitable for the development of the quantum science and technology and create a systematic and high-level quantum science and technology talent training platform. It is necessary to focus on the direction of the frontier of quantum science and technology, strengthen the construction of relevant curricular disciplines and systems, create a pool of world-class scientists and outstanding talents who can understand the general trend of science and technology global, and good at overall coordination, and discover a group of active and daring innovative thinking to break into ‘no man’s land’. Young talents and great talents. It is necessary to establish an accountability system for senior scientists based on trust, grant them full human and financial autonomy and decision-making power on technical routes, and encourage outstanding young talents to take on great responsibilities. It is necessary to make good use of the “baton” of talent evaluation, improve the performance evaluation mechanism of scientific and technical staff, release the creative activities of scientific research staff from unreasonable fund management, talent evaluation and other systems, and create an ecosystem conducive to stimulating the innovation of scientific and technological talents.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to promote collaborative innovation in production, education and research. It is necessary to improve the speed and efficiency of the transformation of the theoretical research results of quantum technology into practice and engineering, actively attract enterprises to participate in the development of quantum technology, orient more universities and institutes of research to actively carry out basic quantum technology research and application research and development, and promote the deep integration of industry, university and research. And collaborative innovation. It is necessary to strengthen international cooperation in the field of quantum science and technology and raise the level and level of international cooperation in the field of quantum science and technology.
Xi Jinping pointed out that party committees and governments at all levels should attach great importance to the development of scientific and technological innovation, learn new knowledge, grasp new trends, do a good job in designing the main scientific and technological tasks. , optimize the allocation of scientific and technological resources and take effective measures to ensure that the main decisions of the Party Central Committee on scientific and technological innovation and development are implemented. It worked. It is necessary to bring into play the role of macro guidance, overall coordination and service assurance, fully mobilize the polarity, initiative and creativity of all parties, vigorously promote research on the main scientific and technological tasks, and provide a strong support to seize the dominating heights of international competition in scientific and technological development and build new advantages in development.
