China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts Chen Dong (right) and Liu Yang exit the space station lab module Wentian on Sept 1, and use a robotic arm to install new instruments outside the Tiangong space station. This photo has been inverted top to bottom. XU BU/FOR CHINA DAILY
Invigorating China through science and education and developing a strong workforce for the modernization drive
Education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects. We must regard science and technology as our primary productive force, talent as our primary resource and innovation as our primary driver of growth. We will fully implement the strategy for invigorating China through science and education, the workforce development strategy and the innovation-driven development strategy. We will open up new areas and new arenas in development and steadily foster new growth drivers and new strengths.
We will continue to give high priority to the development of education, build China's self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and rely on talent to pioneer and to propel development. We will speed up work to build a strong educational system, greater scientific and technological strength, and a quality workforce. We will continue efforts to cultivate talent for the Party and the country and comprehensively improve our ability to nurture talent at home. All this will see us producing first-class innovators and attracting the brightest minds from all over.
・ Developing education that meets the people's expectations
We will continue to follow a people-centered approach to developing education, move faster to build a high-quality educational system, advance students' well-rounded development and promote fairness in education.
・ Improving systems for scientific and technological innovation
・ Accelerating the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy
・ Implementing the workforce development strategy
We will move faster to build world hubs for talent and innovation, promote better distribution and balanced development of talent across regions, and strive to build up our comparative strengths in global competition for talent.