STORY: Scientists positive on China's scientific, technological development
DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:29
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 2023 Tencent Science WE Summit
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDRE GEIM, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMAR YAGHI, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LINDA PARTRIDGE, Member of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences
5. various of the 2023 Tencent Science WE Summit

STORYLINE:

Scientists attending the 2023 Tencent Science WE Summit have acknowledged China's scientific and technological progress and expressed optimism about China's future development in the field.

The summit, which was held Saturday by Chinese internet giant Tencent in Beijing, invited seven scientists from various countries to talk about latest scientific breakthroughs including superconducting, liquid robots, graphene technology and anti-aging.

Scientists have shared their views of China's development in their respective research fields.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDRE GEIM, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society
"Graphene is a relatively new material. It was discovered 20 years ago. China was the first country that essentially took it into industry. It was a front-runner. And China, I would say, leads in the world in this material. It's very quick in China and I wish China continue being a leader in this research."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMAR YAGHI, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
"The materials that we discovered since the mid-1990s are now being investigated in over 100 countries around the world, including China. There are many researchers in China, including some of my former students who are pursuing hand in hand with the rest of the world in developing this chemistry. Reticular chemistry has allowed scientists in many countries to work together to solve these general problems like climate and environment, cleaning, and clean energy."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LINDA PARTRIDGE, Member of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences
"I am very aware of the great strength of research into aging in China. It's truly impressive when we meet for conferences to hear the standard of the work that's going on, and also the number of new labs starting up. It's really encouraging to see the subject doing so well here.
I have an extremely positive view of what's going on with science and technology in China. I think there's been a very wise decision to fund well. There's an excellent pre-university and university education system. So I think already there are massive scientific discoveries coming out of China and that can only grow, and that's great because scientific progress benefits us all. It's an international affair. So as far as I'm concerned, the more, the merrier. And seeing this huge growth of the strength in China is terrific."

The WE Summit has been held annually since 2013.

This year's summit highlighted the long-term attention to basic scientific research and public science popularization.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)