BEIJING -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed self-reliance and strength in science and technology, hailing it as the "key" in building China into a great modern socialist country.
Xi made the remarks when he visited a national information technology innovation park in Beijing.
Xi urged efforts to concentrate strength for major undertakings, pool all quality resources to secure breakthroughs, and move faster to tackle prominent weaknesses, in a bid to achieve the country's strategic objectives.
