A Fuxing bullet train waits for maintenance in Beijing. (Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily)
Infrastructure
China's first self-developed bullet train, Fuxing, boasts a consistent speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The country has 22,000 kilometers of high-speed railway, and that counts as 60 percent of the world's total.
More achievements can be seen in various fields, including quantum communication, radio signal detection, neutrino research, and artificial intelligence.
China announced its opening-up in 1978, and the National Science Conference held the same year was a milestone that initiated scientific development. The conference carried out the government's policy in support of science and technology. A major speech by then-Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping stressed that science and technology are productive forces.
Since then, the country has undergone a period of rapid development in science and technology, striving to reach the world's most advanced level.
During the National Conference on Science and Technology in 2016, President Xi Jinping said China should establish itself as one of the most innovative countries by 2020 and a leading innovator by 2030, before becoming a world-leading science and technology power by 2049.
China recognizes that it faces a science and technology bottleneck in innovative technology. While celebrating its achievements from previous years, the country is moving forward to further develop its core technology.
