BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called on the nation to strengthen its basic research to consolidate self-reliance and strength in science and technology.

He made the remark on Tuesday when chairing the third group study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

Gong Qihuang, president of Peking University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the development of basic research at the study session and made suggestions on related work, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

Addressing the group study session, Xi said that strengthening basic research is an urgent requirement for achieving greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and it is the only way to build China into a global scientific and technological powerhouse.

Planning on basic research should be strengthened in a forward-looking, strategic and systemic manner, he said, adding that efforts should be made to integrate cutting-edge technologies with the country's major strategic needs and goals of socioeconomic development.

He called for boosting China's strategic strength in science and technology and giving full play to the role of national laboratories, research institutions, high-level research universities, and leading scientific and technological enterprises.

Xi urged coordinated efforts to build research centers for basic disciplines and deploy a new platform for scientific research based on information technology in order to form a strong network for basic research.

Redoubled efforts should be made to enhance the domestic development of scientific and technological apparatus and equipment, operating systems and basic software, he said, adding that scientific research institutions, universities and enterprises are encouraged to carry out joint research to raise the level of domestically developed technologies and enlarge the scale of their applications.

Xi stressed the early realization of using China's independent research platforms, apparatus and equipment to solve major problems in basic research.

He noted leveraging the role of institutional and policy support and advancing institutional reforms to boost the development of basic research.

He said that financial investment in basic research should be expanded steadily, and enterprises should be encouraged to increase their investment in this field through various methods such as tax incentives, and called for measures to encourage further financial input through means such as scientific funds and donations.

Xi also called for building a platform for international cooperation in basic research, setting up a global fund for scientific research, and developing joint research with international institutions on global problems in climate change, energy security, biosecurity and the utilization of outer space.

Greater efforts should be made to participate in global scientific and technological governance and to join or launch international organizations, he added.

He urged efforts to carry forward the scientific spirit of pursuing truth and scaling new heights, widely publicize the advanced models and actions in basic research and other scientific and technological fields, and cultivate young people with the potential to become scientists.

Xi urged officials at all levels to carry forward the scientific spirit, take the initiative to solve problems and put into practice a series of strategic plans on scientific and technological innovation made by the CPC Central Committee.

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