Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping has positioned innovation at the heart of national development, emphasizing the importance of scientific and technological innovation. In the context of implementing an innovation-driven development strategy and accelerating comprehensive innovation centered on scientific and technological advances, he has introduced a series of fresh perspectives, judgments, and requirements. These important insights, marked by their visionary outlook, rich substance, and profound thought, hold considerable significance in guiding our efforts to adapt to and lead the new normal of China's economic development. They underscore the pivotal role of scientific and technological innovation in comprehensive innovation, hasten the formation of an economic system and development model primarily driven and supported by innovation, contribute to the achievement of the Two Centenary Goals, and facilitate the realization of the Chinese Dream of Great Rejuvenation. To enable officials and the public to fully and systematically learn, comprehend, and apply Xi Jinping's important insights on scientific and technological innovation, we have compiled this current volume.

The content of this volume is extracted from over 50 key documents, including speeches, articles, congratulatory letters, and directives by Xi Jinping from December 7, 2012, to December 18, 2015. It is organized into eight topics, encompassing a total of 188 statements, many of which are being published here for the first time.

Party Literature Research Office of the Communist Party of China

January 2016