Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chaired a meeting of the National Science and Technology Leading Small Group (NS&TLG) on December 7. The group discussed: Better funding and support for basic science research; Improving incentives and fostering innovators and researchers; and Expanding international science cooperation in parallel with domestic innovation efforts. 

(Comment: The NS&TLG, which was reconstituted in 2018, is a powerful body in Scitech strategy and planning. It includes Vice Premiers Han Zheng, Liu He, and Sun Chunlan as well as powerful Party cadres, military officials, and multiple ministers. )