China will produce more technological breakthroughs to overcome any blockades, and innovate its way out of any external suppression, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, listed the many achievements China has made on the way to becoming a global sci-tech powerhouse.
"Recently, China's scientific and technological innovation has continuously exceeded people's imagination. From breakthroughs in atomic bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles and satellites, to the Shenzhou crewed space missions and the Chang'e lunar probes, and to 5G, quantum computing and DeepSeek, generations of Chinese people have never stopped striving, making China's path to becoming a science and technology powerhouse grow ever wider," he said.
"Of course, it's not all smooth sailing. Be it in space science or chip making, unjustified external suppression on China has never stopped. But where there is blockade, there is breakthrough; where there is suppression, there is innovation. The most violent storm is precisely the stage where [Chinese mythological hero] 'Ne Zha' makes his way to the sky," Wang continued.
He also stressed that any attempt to suppress the spirit of innovation will fail, while efforts to decouple and disrupt supply chains will only lead to self-isolation.
"As an old Chinese saying goes, 'no mountains can stop the surging flow of a mighty river.' In the same way, 'high fences and small yards' cannot suppress the spirit of innovation, and decoupling and supply chains disruption will only lead to self-isolation. Science and technology should not be used to put up an iron curtain, but should instead be the wealth that benefits all and is shared by all," he said.
Wang added that China has deepened international science and technology cooperation and stands ready to work with more countries to advance sci-tech innovation.
"To promote the common development of mankind, China is earnestly implementing the Global AI Governance Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping, and proposed the AI Capacity-Building Action Plan for Good and for All. China, alongside Brazil, South Africa and the African Union, launched an Initiative on International Cooperation in Open Science, calling for priority to be given to scientific and technological capacity building in the Global South, so that no country is left behind. We are willing to share the fruits of innovation with more countries and jointly explore the mysteries of the stars and oceans with every nation," he said.
China's sci-tech innovations cannot be suppressed: FM
China's sci-tech innovations cannot be suppressed: FM
China has made new progress in the high-quality development of its marine economy, with the ocean increasingly serving as a new driver of growth, Minister of Natural Resources Guan Zhi'ou said in Beijing on Thursday.
Guan briefed the media on China's new achievements in marine development, utilization and protection in a ministerial interview after the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, in Beijing.
"In 2025, the gross ocean product exceeded 11 trillion yuan (about 1.60 trillion U.S. dollars), accounting for 7.9 percent of GDP. Industries such as shipbuilding and offshore engineering equipment, offshore wind power, and marine fisheries rank among the top in the world. Marine drugs independently developed by China accounted for 28 percent of the global market share, while output value from marine energy and seawater desalination continued to expand. In order to make our ocean more beautiful and better protect the marine environment, we have always been committed to strictly controlling new land reclamation from the sea, with the retention rate of natural coastline exceeding 35 percent. The mangrove area has reached 4.75 million mu (about 316,666.67 hectares), maintaining a continuous growth momentum. We established the Huangyan Dao national nature reserve to strengthen the protection and restoration of important ecosystems such as coral reefs," he said.
Guan said China's blue circle of friends continues to expand. The country has become one of the first signatories to the agreement on marine biodiversity conservation, and has signed blue economy cooperation agreements with more than 50 countries and international organizations, while also conducting joint polar and ocean scientific expeditions with multiple countries.
Those achievements demonstrate not only industrial expansion, but also a stronger emphasis on ecological stewardship and openness to international cooperation, and the next stage will focus on consolidating existing gains while aligning with the goals and tasks set out in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the minister said.
"On the basis of consolidating the above achievements, we will, in accordance with the goals and tasks set out in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), accelerate the high-quality development of the marine economy. In practice, we will place greater emphasis on innovation-driven growth by launching and implementing major national science and technology programs to comprehensively enhance deep-sea sensing, exploration and development capabilities. We will pay more attention to efficient coordination by further optimizing the spatial layout of major bays through integrated land-sea planning and building new growth poles. Industrial upgrading will be stepped up by vigorously developing emerging sectors such as deep-sea equipment and the blue medicine bank and fostering new engines of growth," Guan said.
"We will also place more emphasis on harmony between people and the sea, carefully safeguard blue sea and silver beaches, and make cruise travel and sea fishing new trends in cultural tourism consumption. More attention will be paid to win-win cooperation by expanding marine cultural exchanges to build a community with a shared future for the ocean," he said.
China continues to advance high-quality development of marine economy: minister
