One of China’s priorities, as stated by Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday, is the promotion of high-quality development.
At a press conference following the end of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, the new premier stated that China’s development has met its people’s basic necessities and that its next goal is to improve their quality of life (NPC).
According to Li, the development would put a special emphasis on enhancing technical innovation skills, creating a cutting-edge industrial system, and encouraging the transition to green development practices.
A reform plan for the State Council’s institutions has been adopted by China’s national legislature, and it calls for the restructuring of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the creation of a national data bureau, changes to the way intellectual property is handled, among other things.Better resources are being allocated as part of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s restructuring to address issues with fundamental technologies and advance the field of science and technology more quickly.
State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Xiao Jie stated at the first session of the 14th NPC that science and technology innovation is essential to China’s development of modernity.
China needs to further streamline its leadership and management system for work related to science and technology because it is up against external control and suppression as well as competition from other countries in the field, according to Xiao.
Other governmental authorities will receive a number of the ministry’s current responsibilities and agencies.
In an interview with China Newsweek, Xue Lan, dean of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University, said that after the modification, the ministry’s functions will be more concentrated, allowing it to play a larger role in macromanagement.
According to him, the ministry will continue to oversee the National Natural Science Foundation, be in charge of fundamental research management, basic infrastructure management, major project management, and deal with technological bottlenecks that require the mobilization of national resources.
