China Technology: A review of China's scientific achievements since its opening up

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From the National Science Conference in 1978 to the National Conference on Science and Technology in 2018. China has made some notable achievements in science and technology since its opening up. As the country puts a focus on innovative technologies, CGTN's Zhao Yunfei takes us through how much China has progressed through the years.

Up above in the sky, and down in the deep sea, China has planted its footprints as high as outer space and as low as the bottom of the oceans.

Whether it's the search for the answer to universe's origin or hunt for the smallest particle, Chinese scientists are searching far beyond the horizon.

China launched Tiangong II in 2016, the space lab can accommodate astronauts' medium-length stay and test life-support technologies.

The country made its first step to send a human to space in 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei accomplished the Shenzhou 5 mission.

China's homegrown passenger plane C919 lifted off on its maiden flight in 2017. The aircraft is driving the growth of airplane materials manufacturing, electronic engineering, automation and mechanical manufacturing.

The country's latest J-20 stealth fighters were commissioned into air force combat service in February. With cutting-edge technologies, the fighter jets enable the air-force to better safeguard the nation's sovereignty and national security.

In 2017, Chinese manned submersible Jiaolong descended to 6,699 meters in the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point, a feat which helped scientists understand the evolution of deep-sea fish and their environmental adaptation mechanism.

China's first self-developed bullet train Fuxing, boasts a consistent speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The country has 22,000 kilometers of high-speed railway, and that counts as 60 percent of the world's total.

More achievements can be seen in various fields, including quantum communication, radio signal detection, neutrino research, and artificial intelligence.

China announced its opening up in 1978 and the National Science Conference held the same year was a milestone that initiated science development. The conference carried out the government's policy in support of science and technology. A major speech by then-Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping stressed that science and technology are productive forces.

Since then, the country has undergone a rapidly-developing period in science and technology, striving to reach the world's most advance level.

During the National Conference on Science and Technology in 2016, President Xi Jinping said China should establish itself as one of the most innovative countries by 2020 and a leading innovator by 2030, before becoming a world-leading science and technology power by 2049.

ZHAO YUNFEI BEIJING "China recognizes that it faces a science and technology bottleneck in innovation technology. While celebrating its achievements from previous years, the country is moving forward to further develop it core technology to improve lives. Zhao Yunfei, CGTN, Beijing."