At the ongoing 4th Session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, one deputy from Jilin province told a plenary session for media organizations, on March 6, that the province has a long tradition of scientific and technological innovation resulting in achievements such as the Jilin-1, China’s first high-resolution remote sensing commercial satellite.

Reporters raising questions about Jilin's development at a plenary session of the Jilin NPC delegation, on March 6. [Photo/chinajilin.com.cn]

Wang Jiaqi, of the China Academy of Sciences affiliated Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics went on to tell reporters and other Jilin delegates that his research team has not taken holidays over the past decade just so they could continue with their research.

Wang went on to cite other achievements such as recombinant human insulin and 350-km/h high-speed trains and concluded, "Technological innovation is rooted in our DNA".

According to Bayinchaolu, the head of the Jilin delegation and the provincial Party secretary, Jilin has a larger percentage of researchers and college students out of the total population than other places and is home to more than 60 research institutes.

Another NPC delegate, Li Yuanyuan, who is president of Jilin University, added, "We need to put our scientific developments to industrial use, for the optimal use of innovations," then suggested that they extend their industrial chain in optics, bio-manufacture, and grain processing for greater economic development.