Chinese President Xi Jinping, in instructions delivered during the National Engineer Awards ceremony, urged a focus on high-level sci-tech self-reliance to contribute to high-quality development. Xi, also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended congratulations to the recipients of the National Engineer Awards on Friday.
Xi emphasized the crucial role that engineers play in advancing engineering science and technology for the benefit of humanity and shaping the future. He commended the honored individuals and teams as exemplary representatives, serving as role models for engineers and technicians nationwide.
Expressing the hope that China’s engineers and technicians would display the courage to make breakthroughs in core technologies across key fields, Xi called for the development of high-quality projects. He stressed that these efforts would contribute to the advancement of new productive forces, fostering China’s great self-reliance and strength in science and technology, ultimately serving the cause of high-quality development.
The ceremony, attended by members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Cai Qi, and Ding Xuexiang, saw Ding conveying Xi’s important instructions. During his speech, Cai highlighted the development of engineering science and technology in China, emphasizing the Party’s overall leadership, benefit to the people, mobilization of nationwide resources through a new system, talent as the primary resource, self-reliance, independent innovation, and a commitment to opening up and cooperation.
The National Engineer Awards recognized 81 individuals and 50 teams for their exceptional contributions to the field of engineering technology.
