Adhere to the original intention of academics and strive to promote self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology
——Speech at the 2023 Newly Elected Academician Award Ceremony
Li Xiaohong. December 8, 2023
Academicians and comrades:
In the Mengdong season, the mountains are cold and the water is cold, but this hall is warm. Today, we are gathered together to witness a special moment - the 2023 Newly Elected Fellows Presentation Ceremony. Coming to the scene were 74 newly elected academicians, as well as representatives of the academicians' units, teams and families. First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to all the newly elected academiciansI would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the academician units, teams and family representatives!
**The general secretary attaches great importance to and cares for the construction of the academician team, and personally promotes the deepening of the reform of the academician system. The co-optation of academicians in 2023 is the first co-optation of academicians after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the first centralized test for deepening the reform of the academician system.
The Chinese Academy of Engineering resolutely implements the decision-making and deployment on deepening the reform of the academician systemPay attention to the selection of academicians in major national projects, take major contributions, academic standards, and ethics as the criterion, attach importance to the candidates' contributions to national development and security, resolutely break the "four onlys", pay attention to the evaluation of candidates through landmark achievements, continue to pay attention to candidates who have worked in remote areas in the west for a long time and outstanding experts on the front line, focus on national strategic needs, adhere to both ability and political integrity, adhere to strict and strict academic standards, and select engineering science and technology experts who are reassured, satisfied by the people, and recognized by the scientific and technological community.
Among the newly elected academicians this year,There are Li Dong, the chief designer of the Long March 5 series of launch vehicles who has not won a national science and technology award, Wu Shizhong, a network and information security expert who has rarely made public announcements, Xia Ningshao, who only has a secondary school degree but has successfully developed a number of world-first vaccines and reagents, Nima Tashi and Gao Xiongxiong, who have been rooted in the west for a long time, Huang Xiaojun, who challenged the "life forbidden zone" of leukemia and created the "Beijing Plan", and the people's police, who have been engaged in DNA testing technology research for decades. Liu Chao, a heroic model, Tan Jiahua, who broke through the technical bottleneck of cutter suction dredgers and played a major role in reef reclamation, Wu Qiang, who devoted himself to the national defense industry to fill the gaps in key fields and participated in the evaluation for the first time, Jin Meilin, who has been fighting at the forefront of animal disease prevention and control for a long time and did not let women shave their eyebrows, Yin Yueping, who focused on the safety of major national projects, and ...... Lianglong, who broke through the key technology of marine acoustic environment to assist decision-makingThis is a strong proof that we do not stick to one pattern and select talents for the country.
Just now, Honorary Chairman Zhou Ji raised ardent expectations for everyone, and several deputies made very good speeches. Being elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is not only a full affirmation of your outstanding academic level and outstanding achievements in the past, but also an ardent expectation for you to stick to your original intention of scientific research and make new contributions.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Chinese Academy of Engineering is the highest honorary and consultative academic institution in China's engineering science and technology circles, a national strategic scientific and technological force, and the highest temple of engineering science and technology. On the journey of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, in the splendid galaxy of the Republic, the team of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is full of bright stars and shining coordinates. This team embodies the glory and dreams of tens of millions of Chinese engineering and science workers, and also carries the care and affirmation from the party and the state.
You have joined this group, been in the company of the stars, and shouldered the historical responsibility of continuing to write the new glory of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. I believe that with your joining, the golden signboard of the Chinese Academy of Engineering will be more shining, and the big family of the Chinese Academy of Engineering will get better and better!
Next, I will focus on sticking to the original intention of academics and striving to promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.
1. Always keep in mind the "great man of the country" and establish a sincere heart
Loyalty to the party is the political bottom line that every scientific research worker should adhere to. The academician system with Chinese characteristics is an important talent system established by the party and the state, and the core is the leadership of the party, which is fundamentally different from the academician system in Western countries. The original intention of the party and the state in establishing the academician system is to unite the elites of China's scientific and technological circles to come up with ideas and tackle difficulties for economic and social development, to encourage the vast number of scientific and technological workers to work hard for the prosperity and strength of the country and the rejuvenation of the nation, and to build a contingent of leading scientific and technological talents who embody the will of the country and serve the needs of the country.
As an academician, we must have a sincere heart, adhere to the guidance of the socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era, cast a solid ideological and political foundation, be loyal to the party, the country, and the people, bear in mind the "great man of the country", and bravely assume the "four examples". To be an example of cherishing the motherland and serving the people, to be an example of pursuing truth and bravely climbing the peak, to be an example of adhering to academic ethics and rigorous study, to be an example of being willing to serve others and rewarding post-learning, and to live up to the lofty praise of "the wealth of the country, the pride of the people, and the glory of the nation" given by the general secretary to the academicians of the two academies.
2. Always adhere to innovation and leadership, and always maintain the true heart
Only the innovator advances, only the innovator is strong, and only the innovator wins. Ladies and gentlemen, in the long road of scientific research for decades, it is your dedication to innovation and unremitting struggle that has led to today's honors and achievements. However, never forget where you came from and why you set out. If you can't become an academician today, you will feel different from the self who was a professor or researcher yesterday, and you will regard yourself as an "all-round" academician, dare to participate in academic conferences in any field, dare to make a statement no matter what the occasion, and even stop the pace of academic Xi and progress, which is contrary to the original intention of academics.
Scientific truth cannot tolerate the slightest bit of falsehood, and we must always be truthful and truthful, and pursue the truth. In academic evaluation, project evaluation, and achievement appraisal, do not say things that go against your will, do not write insincere words, and do not do things that are out of order. Elected academicians should always actively devote themselves to the cause of scientific and technological innovation with the mentality of "starting from scratch" and the courage to innovate the old and the new, maintain a humble heart in scientific research and innovation, have a pious intention in the academic style of study, continue to deepen their fields, take root in the front line, continue to learn and Xi, continue to explore, improve their academic level and practical ability, and make greater contributions to the country's scientific and technological progress.
3. Always strengthen the mission and forge the heart of courage
In the face of the turbulent international situation, we must dare to struggle, be good at fighting, temper our courage, demand ourselves with higher standards, and live up to the trust of the party and the country.
It is necessary to have the mission of serving the major strategic needs of the country. Ladies and gentlemen, it is this era of thousands of sails and galloping horses that has made it possible for us to innovate and break through!The stage for us to display our talents, and the financial, material and human support for innovation are all given by the state. I hope that all academicians will start from the urgent needs and long-term needs of the country, take the initiative to solve the problem of "stuck neck", create more "important weapons of the country", fight the battle of key core technologies, and promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-relianceKeep up with the cutting-edge progress of global engineering science and technology, dare to be the first, bravely enter the "no man's land", and solve major original and leading scientific problemsActively undertake strategic consulting and research tasks, carry out strategic consulting research and evaluation around major national strategic needs, and provide good ideas for the country. The motherland is looking forward to you, and the people are looking forward to you.
Have the ambition to be a strategic scientist. The general secretary pointed out that it is necessary to vigorously train strategic scientists. In my opinion, a strategic scientist should take on the role of leading major national scientific and technological tasks, have profound scientific literacy, have been fighting on the front line of scientific research for a long time, have a broad vision, forward-looking judgment, interdisciplinary understanding ability, and strong leadership ability in the combat organization of the large corps. The team of academicians should be an important ** for strategic scientists. I hope that from today onwards, you will establish the ambition to be a strategic scientist, bravely undertake major national scientific and technological tasks, take the lead in organizing major strategic, forward-looking, and cross-cutting scientific and technological innovation activities, promote the implementation of major scientific and technological strategies, and strive to become an example of bravely scaling new heights on the main battlefield of scientific and technological innovation
Fourth, always cherish the high honor and abide by the purest heart
Academician is the highest academic title established by the state, a symbol of honor, and a sign of responsibility. I hope that everyone will abide by the purest heart, always adhere to the academic nature of the title of academician, resolutely defend the purity of the title of academician, cherish the honor of the title of academician, and act as a model for the world.
Stick to academics. We must insist on carrying out scientific and technological innovation and R&D activities in the front line of scientific research in our specialty and field, go deep into the grassroots to solve practical problems, and give full play to the leading role of academics. Securing time is all about protecting the ability to innovate. We should focus our energies on academic and scientific research, reduce all kinds of situational and entertainment activities, reduce all kinds of unnecessary ushering and sending activities, reduce all kinds of unnecessary evaluation and evaluation activities, and promote the formation of a good study style in the scientific and technological circles that focus on academics and devote themselves to scientific research. It is necessary to standardize the right of academic discourse, carry forward academic democracy, and encourage academic contention. It is necessary to strengthen the responsibility of teaching and popularizing science, and guide more young talents to devote themselves to the fiery practice of serving the country with engineering science and technology.
Defend purity. It is the responsibility of every academician to maintain the purity of the title of academician. We should cherish the title of academician as much as we care for our eyes. If an academician is deceived by money, fame and fortune, deviates from the track of academics, or even embarks on the road of crime, it will inevitably hurt our entire group, affect the reputation of the entire group, and destroy the image of the academician group. The title of academician must not be allowed to carry too many non-academic and utilitarian things, and the title of academician must not be linked to material interests. It is necessary to put an end to the abuse of the title of academician, standardize their own part-time jobs, put an end to "double-employment academicians", and put an end to the "academician" as a non-academic activity venueTo become an academician, we must be more strict with self-discipline, strengthen the management of the team, consciously resist all kinds of bad trends, be a model of academic ethics, and let the scientific spirit be internalized in our hearts and externalized in our actionsIt is necessary to continue to uphold a modest and low-key style, continue to maintain a study style of devoting oneself to scientific research, guard against arrogance and rashness, be cautious and cautious, and achieve self-respect, self-discipline, self-encouragement, and self-examination. Truly be a noble person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who is free from low tastes, a person who is beneficial to the people.
Honor is cherished. Fellow academicians, a great collective must have a great spirit. From the "two bombs and one satellite" in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, to the "Chang'e" to the moon since entering the new era, and the "Tianwen" fire exploration ......Behind the heavy weapons of a great country and the major projects of a great country, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering are leading and working hard. Qian Xuesen and Zhu Guangya, the fathers of the "Two Bombs and One Satellite", Yuan Longping, Huang Xuhua, Zhong Nanshan, and other winners of the "Medal of the Republic", several generations of our engineering and scientific and technological workers have continued to struggle, erected monuments one after another, painted a star-studded heroic map, and built a great wall of steel in engineering science and technology. Our Great Wall of Steel must not be like Leifeng Tower, today you take a brick, tomorrow he takes a brick, and finally the tower collapses. It is necessary to effectively enhance the sense of crisis, guard our collective like the Great Wall, highly cherish and cherish the honor of the title of academician, pass the glorious banner, relay the torch of history, and continue to write the new glory of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in the new era!
Academicians and comrades:
**The general secretary stressed that the key to Chinese-style modernization lies in scientific and technological modernization. Those who aspire to travel thousands of miles will drop out without being in the middle of the road. Next year will usher in the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, let us live up to our mission and trust, further improve our political position, strengthen our ideals and beliefs, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two maintenances". Promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization and make new and greater contributions!
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