习近平：建设社会主义现代化强国，关键在科技自立自强

9日上午，习近平总书记在位于北京亦庄的国家信创园考察科技创新工作，走进展厅察看人工智能、机器人等科技创新成果展示，并同科研人员和科技企业负责人代表亲切交流。习近平说，建设社会主义现代化强国，关键在科技自立自强。要充分发挥我们国家集中力量办大事的优势，把各种优质要素集合起来攻关，加快解决突出短板问题，实现我们的战略目标。

Xi stresses sci-tech self-reliance in building modern socialist country

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)

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed self-reliance 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 an information technology innovation park in Beijing. 

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)