Employees of a commercial EV company in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province, rush to complete orders. Photo: IC
Chinese science and technology have made rapid progress and significant achievements over past decades. While supporting the high-quality development of the domestic economy and leading the continuous upgrading of industries, Chinese science and technology endeavors have also made important contributions to world technology advancement. In the future, the prospects for the development of Chinese science and technology are being viewed as even brighter than past decades, and there will be more "Chinese elements" in the progress of world scientific and technological development.
The Global Innovation Index by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the National Innovation Index Report by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development both show that China's innovation capability has been rapidly improving in recent years. China's ranking in the Global Innovation Index has risen from 34th in 2012 to 12th in 2023. In the National Innovation Index Report, China's ranking has increased from 20th in 2012 to 10th in 2023.
