Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized scientific and technological research at the two academies’ Academician Conference. With science and technology having ever more profound influence on people's lives, China and other countries are investing more for innovation. So what’s China’s vision for strengthening scientific innovation? How will China-US scientific competition play out? And what can institutional reforms do for the potential for innovation?

To discuss these topics and more, we’ve invited Prof. Liu Baocheng from the University of International Business and Economics; Prof. Liu Ke, Dean of the School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Southern University of Science & Technology; and Andy Mok, senior research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization.