On May 26, 1995, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council kicked off the National Conference on Science and Technology, unveiling the Strategy for invigorating China through science and education.

Guided by the idea that science and technology is a primary source of productivity growth, the strategy emphasized the importance of education and sci-tech in promoting economic and social development, as well as the need to strengthen sci-tech capacity and to expand sci-tech application to increase productivity.

Another aim of the strategy was to raise public awareness and understanding as part of the effort to increase the role of sci-tech in economic development and promote human development, a move that helped accelerate China’s march toward greater prosperity.

The report to the 19th CPC National Congresshighlights the strategy as one of seven for completing the building of a moderately prosperous society.