China will remain committed to openness and inclusiveness, and welcomes talents from all over the world, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Beijing on Sunday.
Li made the remarks at a symposium with the 2024 Chinese Government Friendship Award winners and the representatives of foreign experts who have worked in China before the upcoming Chinese New Year.
Li extended Spring Festival wishes and sincere greetings to the foreign experts, and thanked them for their long-term care and support for China's development.
He also listened carefully to the experts' opinions and suggestions on China's reform, development and government work.
Experts from the United Kingdom, Poland, Mali, Romania, Germany, Pakistan and other countries delivered speeches on scientific and technological innovation, economic and trade cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, international communication, and talent training.
Over the past year, China has made new achievements in its development, to which foreign experts have made positive contributions, Li said, adding that the experts' life and work experience in China is also a vivid epitome of China's positive interaction and deep integration with the rest of the world. There are many important lessons to be drawn from such interactions, with two of them standing out, Li said.
First, the world needs communication. The more complex the international environment becomes, the more important it is for all countries to be open to communication and dialog. China will continue to uphold openness and inclusiveness, actively promote international exchanges in various fields, encourage all parties to resolve differences through dialog and consultation, and jointly promote peaceful development, the premier said.
Second, innovation requires cooperation. With the deepening of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the complexity and systematicness of scientific research have increased significantly, with openness and cooperation being the general trend and inevitable choice, Li said, stressing that China will continue to expand scientific and technological openness, expand and deepen joint scientific research, work with other countries to solve practical problems and jointly address global challenges.
Stressing that China will always open up to talents from all over the world, Li said the Chinese government will further optimize relevant policies, improve service capacity, build more platforms for international exchanges and cooperation, and create favorable conditions for foreign talents to work in China and develop their talents.
China committed to openness, welcomes global talents: Premier
China committed to openness, welcomes global talents: Premier
