Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a plenary meeting of the third session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 23, 2023. Members of the CPPCC National Committee on Wednesday shared their views on improving the sci-tech innovation system and accelerating the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy at the meeting. [Xinhua/Gao Jie]

BEIJING -- Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee on Wednesday shared their views on improving the sci-tech innovation system and accelerating the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy at a meeting in Beijing.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, attended the plenary meeting of the third session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee.

Thirteen members of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee delivered remarks on topics including basic research, enterprise innovation, biomedicine development, industrial software, artificial intelligence and science popularization.

Among them, Wang Zhigang and Huang Wei said, to strengthen basic research, it is necessary to solve key technological problems from the root, and consolidate the foundation for sci-tech self-reliance and self-strengthening at higher levels.

Huang Runqiu said it is important to strengthen scientific and technological support with a problem-oriented and application-oriented approach for ecological environment building to promote the Beautiful China Initiative.

The meeting was presided over by Su Hui, vice-chairwoman of the CPPCC National Committee.