Ministry of Science and Technology: Systematically plan a series of major national science and technology tasks.

At the "Getting Off to a Good Start for the 15th Five-Year Plan" themed press conference held today by the State Council Information Office, Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun stated that a series of major national science and technology tasks will be laid out in a systematic manner in close alignment with the deployment requirements of the 15th Five-Year Plan. First, in strengthening basic research. Closely tracking the global scientific frontier, basic theoretical research will be deployed in areas such as mathematical theory and its applications, and state control. Centering on major scientific questions in key fields such as biology, materials, energy, and information, basic research tasks will be deployed in synthetic biology, materials genome, controllable nuclear fusion, and intelligent scientist systems. Second, in pioneering scientific and technological breakthroughs. Focusing on frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biomanufacturing, key fields such as integrated circuits and industrial mother machines, and strategic domains such as deep sea, deep space, and deep earth, the tackling of key core technologies will be advanced across the entire chain. Third, in improving the well-being of the people. Centering on blue skies, clear waters, and quality food, tasks will be deployed in environmental pollution prevention and control, resource recycling, agricultural biological breeding, and food safety; centering on health, tasks will be deployed in innovative drug research and development, high-end medical equipment, and responding to aging. Fourth, in safeguarding security in key areas. To respond to major natural disasters and extreme climate change, tasks will be deployed in disaster monitoring and early warning, risk prevention and control, emergency rescue, and meteorological and marine forecasting. To improve social security support capacity, tasks will be deployed in public health security and production safety.