In the wave of global technological innovation, China is rising at an unprecedented speed as an important engine for world scientific research. The latest Nature Index 2025 list of research leaders shows that China's high-quality research output continues to rank first in the world and is rapidly expanding its leading advantage. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, from the overall leap in scientific research capabilities, to breakthroughs in basic and cutting-edge fields, and to the global responsibility of promoting win-win through cooperation, China is building bridges through technological innovation with a more confident and open image of an "innovative China", promoting global win-win and progress. As several international experts have pointed out, China's rise in scientific research not only reflects its own strength, but also injects new impetus and hope into global technological progress. The increasingly mature and influential contribution of China in the global scientific research field is reflected not only in the natural index, but also in the ranking and evaluation of major scientific research outputs worldwide. ”Magdalena Schipper, the editor in chief of Nature magazine, recently said in an interview with reporters, "This undoubtedly proves China's systematic investment in scientific research and education, as well as its high emphasis on the importance of international cooperation." Share is a key indicator for the Nature Index to show authors' contributions to high-quality scientific research. According to the ranking of natural index research leaders, China's share in 2015 was much lower than that of the United States, about one-third. In 2024, China's share reached 32122, far surpassing the second ranked United States (with a share of 22083). In addition to the natural index, multiple authoritative institutions around the world have coincidentally paid attention to the rapid development of scientific research in China. As early as 2022, the Japan Institute of Science and Technology Policy released a report stating that China surpassed the United States in a key indicator aimed at evaluating high-quality scientific achievements: its contribution to the top 1% of highly cited papers. This is not only a change in numbers, but also a sign of the transformation of the global scientific research landscape. Data shows that China's scientific research capabilities have grown rapidly, becoming the engine for the overall rise of Asia's scientific research strength. At the same time, the share of traditional Western technology powers, including the United States, Germany, and France, has declined. These data reflect a profound shift in the global scientific research landscape. ”Simon Baker, editor in chief of the Nature Index, said, "China's sustained investment in technology is translating into rapid and sustained growth in high-quality scientific research output. In fields such as physics and chemistry, it has far surpassed Western countries, including the United States, which previously held a leading position." The dual wheel drive of cutting-edge innovation and basic research has enabled China to "establish a world-class scientific system in just a few decades, which is truly amazing," said Caroline Wagner, a science policy and innovation researcher at Ohio State University in the United States. The rise of Chinese scientific research cannot be separated from the support of a group of world-class research institutions. According to the early natural index list, the Chinese Academy of Sciences was the only Chinese institution that entered the top ten scientific research institutions in the world in 2015. In 2024, except for Harvard University (2nd) and the German Max Planck Society (9th), the other 8 out of the top 10 global institutions will be Chinese institutions. Among them, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has topped the list for many years. Hamish Coats, Executive Dean of Holmes College, Australia's largest private higher education institution, pointed out that China's journey towards becoming a technological superpower in the past few years has highlighted the strength of its innovation ecosystem. The Nature Index points out in the relevant introduction that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, China attaches great importance to technological innovation and has made outstanding achievements in fields such as artificial intelligence, supercomputing, and quantum information. The latest data shows that China leads the world in research output in the fields of chemistry, earth and environmental science, and physics. Taking the field of artificial intelligence as an example, Max Tegmark, a well-known artificial intelligence expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, previously stated in an interview with reporters that China has made tremendous progress in the field of artificial intelligence and has become one of the world's leading countries in cutting-edge areas such as big language models. Arthur Mench, co-founder of Mistral Artificial Intelligence in France, pointed out that China's breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are inspiring for Europe. Promoting cooperation and win-win outcomes through an open attitude. The rise of China's scientific research is not a "solo" move, but rather a promotion of regional and even global cooperation through an open attitude. In fact, China's open and cooperative attitude in the field of scientific research has made tremendous contributions to the world, "Laura Sitran, CEO of the London Development Agency, said in a recent interview with reporters. Chinese researchers are strengthening cooperation with scientists from other Asian countries, and Chinese led collaborative projects have significantly improved the scientific research level of Asian countries, promoting the overall leap of regional innovation capabilities. The Nature Index 2025 list of research leaders shows that Asian countries as a whole have strengthened their advantageous positions, largely due to the growing cooperation between multiple Asian countries and China. For example, China and ASEAN countries jointly build laboratories to promote technology transfer and talent exchange, becoming an important pillar of the regional innovation ecosystem. In addition, a data released by the Natural Index in 2024 shows that between 2015 and 2023, the number of natural science research papers involving China and at least one "the Belt and Road" co construction country increased by 132%. China's strategy of scientific research openness is also reflected in its support for developing countries. Whether it is infrastructure projects in Africa, space exploration in Asia, or deep cooperation with Central Asian countries, China is using technological cooperation as a link to support global innovation. As Baker said, as long as the world maintains open cooperation, China's contribution to high-quality scientific research will continue to drive the development of global scientific frontiers. (New Society)