CHINA-LEADERSHIP: XI JINPING AND ENTIRE PBSC ALONGWITH VICE PRESIDENT WANG QISHAN VISIT S&T INNOVATION EXHIBITION IN BEIJING
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the entire PBSC and Vice President Wang Qishan visited the 13th FiveYear Plan Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Exhibition in Beijing on October 26. The
theme was “Innovation Driven Development, Towards a Powerful Country in Science and Technology.”
Displays of China’s scientific achievements during the plan (2016-2020) included: The “Nine Chapters”
quantum computing prototype; the Tiangong space station; and the Guohe No. 1 nuclear power unit.
(Comment: Their visit demonstrated the importance the Chinese leadership is giving S&T.)
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