鈥淚ntellectualsshouldgivefullplaytotheiradvantages,bereadytobearresponsibility,boldlyinnovate,servethenationandthepeople,andofferconstantsupportfortheintellectualandinnovativedevelopmentofChina鈥檚humanresources,鈥漺asChinesePresidentXiJinping鈥檚exhortationtoChinesescientistsandscholarsin2016.
Duringthe2017sessionsoftheNationalPeople鈥檚Congress(NPC)andtheChinesePeople鈥檚PoliticalConsultativeConference(CPPCC)thepresidentcalledforthenation鈥檚greaterheedtoandrespectforintellectuals,andthenurturingofsocialenvironmentwhereinknowledgeandknowledgeablepeoplearedulyrevered.OnanearlieroccasionXiurgedtheCPCandgovernmentleaderstodiscerntalentedpeople,appointthemtosuitablepositions,andworkwiththemwithanopenmind.Thepresidentsuggestedthatallpossiblemeasuresbeexploredandchannelsopenedtowardsrallyingprofessionalsofallrealmstoservethenation.ThisisChina鈥檚expectationofitsintelligentsiainthenewera.
Thenationalmissiontoinnovateistobeexpeditedbyinnovativepersonnel.China鈥檚modernizationdriveismovingaheadatfullthrottleandopeningupopportunitiesforpeopleofdiverseambitionsandabilities.Asocialclimateisemergingthatrespectsknowledgeandknowledgeablepeopleandwhichencouragessuccessyetdoesnotdisparagefailure.MoreoverthesystemsandmechanismswhichincentivizeinnovationandentrepreneurshiparetakingshapeandhavegreatlymotivatedChineseintellectuals.
Thesupply-sidereform,industrialtransformation,researchintocutting-edgetechnologies,thesearchforsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems,andbettersocialgovernance鈥揳llthemajorissuesofthistime鈥揵eckontheserviceofintellectuals.Byputtingtheirlearningandtalenttouseintheirrespectivefields,thesetalentswillrealizetheirpersonaldreamsandalsothoseofthenation.