Analysis | ‘Two sessions’ 2021: can China create an ecosystem for tech talent to innovate?
- Beijing seeking to harness China’s finest minds and technological strengths to become a leading innovative country by 2035
- Details in its five-year plan may reveal its intentions regarding research funding and the business environment for tech firms
China’s political elite will gather in Beijing this week for the year’s biggest legislative set piece facing a number of major political challenges, including the aftermath of the coronavirus and the ongoing rivalry with the United States. In this latest article in a series looking at the key items on the agenda, we examine the country’s technology and innovation goals.
“[It] offers a strong platform for multidisciplinary collaborations,” Lee said. “For example, social scientists and neuropsychologists observe behaviour and brain functioning, while neurobiomedical scientists look into the molecular and cellular underpinning.”
Lee’s institute is part of China’s network of more than 500 “state key laboratories”, which serve as the cradle of its basic scientific research specialists.
As the annual session of China’s National People’s Congress begins this week, observers are looking for signs of Beijing marshalling its technological resources and policies to pursue its aim of becoming a leading innovative country by 2035.
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SCMP Explains: The ‘two sessions’ – China’s most important political meetings of the year
