Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed self-reliance and strength in science and technology, hailing it as the “key” in building China into a great modern socialist country.
Xi made the remarks when he visited a national information technology innovation park in Beijing.
Xi urged efforts to concentrate strength for major undertakings, pool all quality resources to secure breakthroughs, and move faster to tackle prominent weaknesses, in a bid to achieve the country’s strategic objectives. ■
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Photo by Sheng Jiapeng/Xinhua)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2026. At the park, Xi learned about IT application and innovation, and was briefed on Beijing’s efforts to expedite the development of an international sci-tech innovation center.
Xi checked the display of sci-tech innovation outcomes, and talked with researchers and heads of sci-tech enterprises. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
