BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The head of China's top scientific think tank on Mondayurged the country to seize opportunities presented in the world's new round oftechnological revolution.
Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said during aninterview with Xinhua that while facing the new round of science and technologyrevolution, developed countries and emerging ones stand at the same starting line.
China, as a developing country, should make good use of global innovation resourcesand draw on the good practices of developed countries in order to avoid detours andcatch up with those countries that are currently leaders in technology, Bai said.
He also urged strategic planning at the national level to raise science and technologyto a more prominent place, stressing research in basic sciences and pioneeringdisciplines where revolutionary findings might emerge, including material sciences, lifesciences, information sciences and earth sciences.
Furthermore, he said China's capacity for science and technology innovation hasimproved significantly over the past decade.
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