See three wonderful metaphors to understand why the general secretary is concerned with scientific and technological innovation.

　　On the afternoon of April 10th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Yazhouwan Seed Laboratory and Sanya Ocean Research Institute of China Ocean University successively in Sanya, Hainan Province, to learn about Hainan’s support for seed industry innovation and the development of marine science and technology.

　　Standing at a new historical starting point, "China’s economic and social development and improvement of people’s livelihood need scientific and technological solutions more than ever before, and it is even more necessary to enhance the first driving force of innovation."

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has visited the frontier of scientific and technological innovation for many times, and expounded the great strategic significance of scientific and technological innovation with vivid metaphors for many times.

　　"This ‘ Gold pole ’ I understand it as agricultural modernization. "

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once told such a story. At that time, he was hungry and asked the people around him, what kind of life do you think is the best, and what are the specific goals? Try harder and think boldly about what is higher. "Their answer is — — I will carry a gold pole when I go up the mountain to work in the future! " "This ‘ Gold pole ’ I understand it as agricultural modernization. " The words of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary contain true feelings.

　　"To solve the problem of eating, the fundamental way out lies in technology." The "golden pole" bears the farmers’ "money bag" at one end and the people’s "rice bag" and "vegetable basket" at the other. Agricultural modernization is based on seeds. "A seed can change a world, and a technology can create a miracle." The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that we should make up our minds to develop the national seed industry, pay close attention to cultivating excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights, and ensure national food security from the source. During this inspection in Hainan, the General Secretary made a special trip to Yazhouwan Seed Laboratory. Yazhouwan Seed Laboratory, established in May 2021, as a public scientific research platform built by Sanya Yazhouwan Science and Technology City, relies on and serves the national Nanfan Scientific and Research Breeding Base, and is guided by seed innovation and seed industry development, helping the high-quality innovation and development of seed industry in China.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out, "Only by combining scientific and technological achievements with national needs, people’s requirements and market demand and completing the triple jump from scientific research, experimental development and popularization and application can we truly realize innovation value and realize innovation-driven development."

　　At the symposium of scientists in September 2020, the general secretary pointed out that "accelerating scientific and technological innovation is the need to realize people’s high-quality life" and "in order to meet people’s yearning for a better life, more scientific and technological innovations involving people’s livelihood must be introduced". It is on this occasion that the general secretary put forward new requirements for the vast number of scientists and scientific and technological workers to "face people’s lives and health." During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China has made a number of major scientific and technological achievements in the field of people’s livelihood science and technology. Integrated whole-body positron emission/magnetic resonance imaging equipment, rice breeding accelerators in unmanned plant factories and other scientific and technological innovations for people’s lives and health have been continuously unveiled and applied to a better life.

　　"Scientific and technological innovation, like a lever to incite the earth, can always create unexpected miracles."

　　In June, 2014, at the 17th Academician Conference of China Academy of Sciences and the 12th Academician Conference of China Academy of Engineering, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Scientific and technological innovation, like a lever to shake the earth, can always create unexpected miracles. The development of contemporary science and technology fully proves this process. "

　　Scientific and technological innovation makes the deep sea no longer mysterious. In April, 2018, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of China Academy of Sciences in Sanya, Hainan, to learn about China’s first 10,000-meter seabed exploration in the Mariana Trench, and went into the exhibition area of deep-sea exploration equipment with great interest to see all kinds of deep-sea diving high-tech equipment.

　　Technological innovation makes space no longer far away. Just last month, the second class of "Tiangong Classroom" was held in China Space Station, and the astronauts of Shenzhou XIII gave another wonderful space science class. During more than 170 days of space flight, three astronauts, with the support of ground technicians, carried out a number of scientific and technological experiments and application projects, setting many "firsts" and "firsts".

　　Scientific and technological innovation is the strategic support to improve social productivity and comprehensive national strength. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has made a major strategic choice of "innovation must be the first driving force for development" and implemented the innovation-driven development strategy.

　　"Life Gate", "Bull’s Nose", "Heaviest Weapon of the Country", "Fixed Sea Needle" and "Unique Weapon" … … Nowadays, China has started a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, and the position of scientific and technological innovation in the overall development of the party and the country is more prominent.

　　"Innovative achievements should benefit the whole world, and should not become treasures buried in caves."

　　In November 2019, when the Chairman of the Supreme Leader met with foreign representatives attending the 2019 Innovation Economic Forum, he pointed out that "no country can become an independent innovation center or enjoy innovation results exclusively. Innovations should benefit the whole world and should not be a treasure buried in a cave. "

　　Fungus and grass technology, which has been popularized in more than 100 countries around the world, is a dazzling treasure out of the cave. With the long-term concern of the Supreme Leader, the fungus-grass technology of "replacing wood with grass" has gone out of China from Fujian to the world, which has played an important role in promoting local development and people’s well-being, and has been widely welcomed by developing countries.

　　"China is willing to work with all parties concerned to continue to contribute China’s wisdom and China’s plan for the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so as to make mushroom technology benefit the people of developing countries ‘ Happy grass ’ ！” In September last year, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his congratulatory letter to the 20th anniversary of foreign aid to fungi and grasses and the International Cooperation Forum for Sustainable Development.

　　The world today is experiencing a great change that has never happened in a hundred years, and the domestic and international environment facing China’s development has undergone profound and complex changes. In the face of fierce international competition and against the background of rising unilateralism and protectionism, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader is far-sighted: "Scientific and technological achievements should benefit all mankind, and should not be a means to restrict or contain the development of other countries."

　　China’s scientific and technological innovation, not alone, nor narcissistic. "Promoting sustainable development through scientific and technological innovation has become the only way to solve some important global issues of concern to all countries." "We have expanded open cooperation in the field of science and technology, actively participated in solving major challenges facing mankind, and worked hard to promote scientific and technological innovations to benefit more countries and people." … … China’s scientific and technological innovation has conveyed China’s wisdom and contributed to China’s plan, which is promoting mutual benefit and sharing, unity and cooperation among all countries, creating a bright future together, and making continuous progress towards building a community of human destiny.

　　Coordinator: Cui Shixin

　　Written by: Wu Shan

　　Planning: Du Shangze

　　Editor: Summer Xu

　　Image source: Xinhua News Agency (photo: Yan Yan, visual: Lai Xiangdong, Bi Xiaoyang)