BEIJING, March 10th (AMSP/CGTN) – – At the press conference he gave on March 7, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answered a question raised by CGTN’s Tian Wei on scientific competition between China and the U.S.. Wang Yi noted “high fences and small yards” cannot suppress China’s innovation spirit, and that decoupling and supply chains disruptions will only lead to self-isolation.
“The impressive emergence of DeepSeek showcases China’s innovation capability in AI. Some say that the U.S. finds it unacceptable to let China get ahead in science and technology. Its instinctive response to China’s technological rise is if you can’t win, just snatch it; if you can’t get it, just destroy it’,” CGTN’s Tian Wei pointed out, asking Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s view on China-U.S. competition in science and technology.
“Recently, China’s scientific and technological innovation has more than once defied people’s imagination. From breakthroughs in atomic bombs, missiles, and satellites decades ago to the Shenzhou space missions, to the China Lunar Exploration Program, and to 5G, quantum computing, and DeepSeek, generations of the Chinese people have never stopped in their endeavor for innovation and we’re witnessing an ever-expanding horizon for China to become a sci-tech powerhouse. Admittedly, the journey has not been smooth, be it missile technology, space science, or chip-making,” Wang Yi underscored.
“Unjustified external suppression has never stopped, but where there is blockade, there is breakthrough. Where there is suppression, there is innovation. And where there is the fiercest storm, there is the platform launching China’s science and technology skyward, like the Chinese ecological hero Nezha soaring into the heavens, as well put by an ancient Chinese verse, “no mountain can stop the surging flow of a mighty river”. Likewise, hypothesis and small yards cannot suppress the spirit of innovation, decoupling and supply chain disruptions will only lead to self-isolation. Science and technology should not be used to put up an iron curtain; it should be the wealth that benefits all and is shared by all,” Wang said.
“To promote common development of humanity, China has taken real measures to implement the Global AI Governance Initiative put forth by President Xi Jinping, and released the AI Capacity Building Action Plan for good and for all. We have also proposed the Initiative on International Cooperation in Open Science together with Brazil, South Africa, and the African Union, calling on all to give priority to Sci-Tech capacity building of the Global South so that no country is left behind. We are ready to share the fruits of our innovation with more countries and jointly explore the mysteries of the stars and oceans,” member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed out.
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