On the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with representatives of foreign experts who have won the Government's Friendship Award and those working in China at a symposium held in the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of January 26th. Deputy Prime Ding Xuexiang attended the event.

Premier Li extended his Spring Festival greetings and sincere regards to the foreign experts, expressing gratitude for their long-term support and concern China's modernization drive, and attentively listened to their suggestions and opinions on China's reform, development, and government work. Experts from countries such as Britain,, Mali, Romania, Germany, and Pakistan spoke about topics including technological innovation, economic and trade cooperation, cultural exchanges, international communication, and talent cultivation

Li Qiang pointed out that in the past year, China has made new achievements in its development, and foreign experts have made contributions to this. The experience of working and living in China is also a vivid reflection of the positive interaction and deep integration between China and the world. Many important enlightenment be drawn from this, among which two are prominent: First, the world needs exchanges. The world today is not peaceful, and the more complex the international environment, more necessary it is for all countries to open their arms and communicate and dialogue. In recent years, with the rapid development of big data, the Internet of Things, intelligence and other technologies, the exchanges of personnel and information among countries have become more and more convenient and frequent, and the process of globalization is irreversible. China has advocated strengthening international communication and dialogue, encouraging the exchange of visits at all levels and in all aspects between China and foreign countries, promoting mutual learning and reference, and promoting-to-people exchanges. We will continue to adhere to openness and inclusiveness, actively promote international exchanges in various fields, and promote all parties to resolve contradictions and differences sincere dialogue and friendly consultation, and jointly promote peace and development. Second, innovation needs cooperation. With the in-depth development of the new round of technological revolution and industrial, the complexity and systematicness of scientific research have significantly increased, and open cooperation is the trend and the inevitable choice. In recent years, China has promoted scientific technological cooperation and the sharing of achievements with practical actions, actively integrated into the global innovation network, initiated international scientific and technological cooperation initiatives, and supported scientific researchers from all to jointly discuss cutting-edge issues in the development of science and technology. We will continue to expand scientific and technological opening up, expand and deepen joint scientific research, participate in global scientific and technological governance, and cooperate with all countries to solve practical problems and jointly respond to global challenges.

Li Qiang emphasized that China has developed itself through close connection and open interaction with the world, and has also played an important role in promoting world. China's door to the outside world will always be open to talents from all countries. The Chinese government will further optimize relevant policies, improve the level of service and, build more international exchanges and cooperation platforms, and continue to create good conditions for foreign talents to come to China to start businesses and display their talents.
Wang Yi Wu Zhenglong, and Chen Yiqin attended.