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Address at the Opening Ceremony of the
NAE-CAE Joint Workshop on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(GNSS)
ZHOU JI
President
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Dear President Vest,
Respected Members, experts,
Ladies and gentlemen,
On behalf of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, I would like to extend
warm congratulations on the convening of the Workshop on Global Navigation
Satellite Systems and a heartfelt welcome to all both from China and the United
States.
As we all have witnessed, China has achieved great and historical achieve-
ments ever since it carried out the reform and opened up. At present, China’s
development is reaching a critical turning point. The Chinese Government clearly
stated that China will go ahead under the theme of scientific development, and its
main line will focus on accelerating the transformation of the mode of economic
development. The acceleration of the transformation fundamentally counts on
the force of science and technology, and the most critical task is to improve an
independent innovation capability.
In the course of speeding up the transformation, China, on the one hand,
will have to make good use of advanced engineering technology, remake and
upgrade traditional industries, build up a modern industry system, and thus fun -
damentally enhance the overall scientific and technological quality and integrated
competitiveness of the industries. On the other hand, China will have to cultivate
and develop new industries of strategic importance and foster new sources of
economic growth while taking innovation as a driving principle. In 2010, the
Chinese Government enacted the Decision of Speeding Up the Cultivation and
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12 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Development of Strategic Emerging Industries. The Decision identifies seven
major strategic emerging industries to be fostered and developed in the present
stage: energy saving and environmental protection, new-generation information
technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energies, advanced
materials, and new energy vehicles.
The Global Navigation Satellite System and its applications will constitute
an important component of strategic emerging industries. As an important space
infrastructure, GNSS will bring huge social and economic benefits to human
beings. This technology is now increasingly penetrating into human life, society,
and economy. Given the fact that China is a country with a large population and
vast territory, to develop GNSS will make contributions to the enhancement of
Chinese living standards and to the establishment of a harmonious society. It is
of great significance to promote the development of China’s strategic emerging
industries.
Chinese culture values harmony as most precious and seeks harmony but
not uniformity. For example, in Chinese families, we believe “harmony brings
wealth” and, with regard to relationships, such as those between individuals or
between nations, Chinese people value exchanges, cooperation, and a win-win.
That is also the essence of the Chinese culture, which is deeply rooted in the
consciousness of Chinese people and is reflected in the concept of scientific
development. We expect a peaceful development, and we try to closely integrate
China’s development with the common prosperity of all other countries and jointly
build a harmonious world.
In January 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a visit to the United States
and carried the friendship from 1.3 billion Chinese to the American people. The
visit fully demonstrated the Chinese people’s good will to strengthen dialogues,
enhance mutual trusts, expand exchanges, and deepen cooperation. The United
States and China have signed cooperative agreements in a number of scientific
and technological fields that involve energy-efficient buildings, clean coal, and
electric vehicles. They will become new chapters in scientific and technological
cooperation between the two countries.
Centering on the issues of engineering, science, and technology of mutual
interests, the Chinese Academy of Engineering would like to further strengthen
exchanges and cooperation with the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,
continue to improve cooperative levels, expand cooperative fields and scopes, and
contribute intelligence and strength to the friendship between the two countries
and to the prosperity of the whole world and human civilization.
Finally, I wish the workshop a complete success!
