The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council solemnly held the National Science and Technology Awards Conference
Xi Jinping attended the conference and presented awards to the top prize winners
Li Keqiang delivered a speech, Wang Huning attended, and Han Zheng presided over

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 3, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China、The State Council grandly held the National Science and Technology Awards Conference in Beijing on the morning of the 3rd。Xi Jinping、Li Keqiang、Wang Huning、Han Zheng and other party and state leaders attended the conference and presented awards to the winning representatives。Li Keqiang represents the Party Central Committee、The State Council spoke at the conference。Han Zheng presided over the meeting。

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee、National Chairman、Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping presented the award to Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China who won the 2020 National Highest Science and Technology Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee、National Chairman、Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping presented the award to Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University who won the 2020 National Highest Science and Technology Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee、National Chairman、Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping presents awards to Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (right) and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University (left) who won the 2020 National Highest Science and Technology Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

10:20 AM，The conference started with the majestic national anthem。In warm applause，General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee、National Chairman、Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping first awarded medals to Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University who won the 2020 National Highest Science and Technology dafabet loginAward、Certificate，Warmly shake hands with them and express congratulations，And invite them to take a seat on the rostrum。Subsequently，Xi Jin and other party and state leaders together with the two top award winners，To win the National Natural Science Award、National Technology Invention Award、Certificate issued by the representative of the National Science and Technology Progress Award。

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。This is Xi Jinping’s and other party and national leaders’ efforts to win the National Natural Science Award、National Technology Invention Award、Certificate issued by the representative of the National Science and Technology Progress Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。This is Xi Jinping’s and other party and national leaders’ efforts to win the National Natural Science Award、National Technology Invention Award、Certificate issued by the representative of the National Science and Technology Progress Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。This is Xi Jinping’s and other party and national leaders’ efforts to win the National Natural Science Award、National Technology Invention Award、Certificate issued by the representative of the National Science and Technology Progress Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee、Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council represented the Party Central Committee in his speech、State Council，Warm congratulations to all winners，High respect to the vast number of scientific and technological workers across the country，Express my heartfelt thanks to the foreign experts who participate in and support China’s science and technology undertakings。

Li Keqiang said，Our party attaches great importance to science and technology，Respect and care for science and technology workers。Since the founding of New China，my country’s scientific and technological undertakings have made world-renowned achievements，The vast number of scientific and technological workers work hard and contribute、Climb to the top，Written a glorious chapter，Especially in response to the new coronavirus epidemic、Making important contributions to protecting people’s lives and health。Our country has embarked on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country，We must be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era，Building a new development pattern，Implement the new development concept，Building a new development pattern，Promote high-quality development，Adhere to the core position of innovation in the overall modernization drive of our country，Comprehensively improve scientific and technological innovation capabilities，Extensively stimulate social creative potential，Rely on technological innovation to create new advantages in development。

Li Keqiang pointed out，To focus on the country’s major strategic needs，Accelerate research on key core technologies，Promote major scientific and technological projects，Promote mechanisms such as “unveiling the list and taking charge”，Let us innovate、Dare to innovate、Everyone who can innovate has the opportunity to show off his skills。Persistently strengthen basic research，Respect scientific laws，Promote the organic combination of free exploration and problem orientation，Maintain the determination and patience to "sharpen a sword for ten years"，Strengthen long-term stable support，Guide enterprises and social capital to increase investment，Deepening the reform of basic education，Strengthening the construction of basic disciplines in colleges and universities。Create and inspire innovation、A good scientific research ecosystem that tolerates failure，Support scientific researchers to keep their feet on the ground、Long-term dafabet loginsuccess，Create more original achievements “from 0 to 1”。

Li Keqiang said，We must strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in innovation，Promote the deep integration of industry, academia and research。Develop more inclusive policies to encourage innovation，Promote the concentration of innovation elements in enterprises。Promote the upstream, midstream and downstream of the industrial chain、Integration and innovation of large, medium and small enterprises，Strengthen the use of intellectual property protection，Opening up a fast lane for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements。

Li Keqiang pointed out，We must make greater efforts to break the red tape that restricts innovation and creation，Deepening the reform of the science and technology system，Effectively loosen the constraints and reduce the burden on scientific researchers。Establish a sound management and supervision system，Implement the responsibility system，Ensure that all delegated powers and responsibilities are taken over、Good management。Improve technology evaluation and reward mechanism。Cultivation of soil and environment conducive to innovation，Let more mass entrepreneurship and innovation entities take root and sprout、Bloom and bear fruit。Promote more young talents to stand out。Deepen international scientific and technological cooperation，Achieve mutual benefit and win-win results in expanding opening up。

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee、Vice Premier Han Zheng said when presiding over the conference，When science and technology are established, the nation is established，Strong science and technology make the country strong。I hope that all scientific and technological workers will follow the winners as examples，Continue to carry forward the glorious tradition of serving the country with science，Vigorously promote the spirit of scientists，Adhere to “Four Orientations”，Take the initiative to shoulder the historical responsibility，Accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance。We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core，Unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics，To build a world power in science and technology、Strive hard to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation。

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee、Vice Premier Liu He read out the "Decision of the State Council on National Science and Technology Awards in 2020" at the meeting。

Wang Dazhong spoke on behalf of all award-winners.

Before the start of the award conference，Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders met with the winners of the National Science and Technology Award，And took photos with everyone。

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。Before the meeting，Party and state leader Xi Jinping、Li Keqiang、Wang Huning、Han Zheng and others met with award-winning representatives。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。Before the meeting，Party and state leader Xi Jinping、Li Keqiang、Wang Huning、Han Zheng and others met with the award-winning representatives and took photos with everyone。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

Ding Xuexiang、Xu Qiliang、Chen Xi、Huang Kunming、Ailigen·Yimingbahai、Xiao Jie、Lu Zhangong attended the conference。

Relevant departments of central and state agencies、Responsible comrades of relevant military units，Member of the National Science and Technology Leading Group，Member of the National Science and Technology Awards Committee，2020 National Science and Technology Award winner representatives and family members，About 3,000 people including representatives from the capital’s science dafabet.com mobileand technology community and student representatives attended the conference。

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。This is after the meeting，Xi Jinping had a cordial exchange with Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, who won the 2020 National Highest Science and Technology Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

November 3，The 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。Before the meeting，Party and state leader Xi Jinping、Li Keqiang、Wang Huning、Han Zheng and others met with award-winning representatives。This is a cordial exchange between Xi Jinping and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University, who won the 2020 National Top Science and Technology Award。Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

A total of 264 projects were selected for the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards、10 scientific and technological experts and 1 international organization。Among them，2 people with the highest national science and technology award；46 National Natural Science Awards，Two first prizes、44 second prizes；61 National Technology Invention Awards，3 first prizes、58 second prizes；157 National Science and Technology Progress Awards，including 2 special prizes、18 first prizes、137 second prizes；The People’s Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award was awarded to 8 foreign experts and 1 international organization。