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A specialized plan has been unveiled to enhance the country's sci-tech innovation capability in the fields of public safety and disaster prevention and mitigation, vowing to lay a solid foundation for the Peaceful China Initiative.
By the end of 2025, major breakthroughs are expected to be made in the basic research, R&D of key technologies and core equipment, according to the plan.
Meanwhile, the innovation system for the prevention and control of major disasters or accidents would be further improved, and the technological level of relevant emergency rescue equipment would be significantly elevated.
With the establishment of a national strategic sci-tech force, the goal of precise monitoring, early warning, prevention and control, as well as highly efficient response and rescue, is expected to be achieved during the 2021-2025 period.
To achieve these goals, the plan has put forward a series of key tasks, such as advancing basic research and theoretical research, enhancing R&D of core technologies and equipment, and promoting the application and transformation of sci-tech achievements.
The establishment of high-level sci-tech innovation bases, as well as national demonstration bases for safety emergency industries, are high on the agenda.
Great importance is also attached to the role of talent in the plan, calling for continuously improving the talent cultivation and evaluation system for sci-tech innovation.
In the report to the 20th CPC National Congress, China vows to enhance its capabilities in public safety governance and disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief.
The new plan, released shortly after the conclusion of the 20th CPC National Congress, is one of specialized policies to advance the implementation of the Peaceful China Initiative.