How to correctly understand the current level of scientific and technological development in China by combining the knowledge learned from the application of materials

China's scientific and technological level is in the first group, with a significant gap with the United States, but it belongs to the same level. It is worth noting that papers and patents represent the increment of science and technology, not the stock, just as GDP represents the increment of wealth, not the stock. Because our explosive development is still relatively short, the stock of technology and wealth may not be as good as that of some other countries, in other words, those countries still have money to eat. But in all kinds of incremental indicators, we are already one of the best. In terms of the growth rate of these incremental indicators, that is, the incremental increase, we are undoubtedly the first in the world. As mentioned earlier, in 214, WFP increased by 14.9% compared with 213, and the number of invention patent applications increased by 12.5%. It would be good if other countries did not decline. This is because our economy is developing rapidly and the investment in science and technology is increasing rapidly. Even if other conditions remain unchanged, the output of science and technology will rise rapidly. As an old saying goes, a problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Although it is true that someone can do a good job in science and technology with money, it is not easy to be believed, because many people are particularly insecure. To put it mildly, they are too worried and worry too much. Around 1999, Yang Zhenning gave a lecture on "Retrospect and Prospect of Modern Science Entering China" at HKUST. The conclusion was: "The following long-term factors are the necessary conditions for a society and a country to have brilliant scientific and technological development. The first is the need for smart young people with brains to do scientific research; The second is the need to have a social tradition of attaching importance to discipline, patience and diligence; Third, we must have determination; Fourth, there must be economic conditions. ..... China had the first three in the 2th century, and I think it will have all four in the 21st century, so I am absolutely optimistic about the development of science and technology in China in the 21st century. " At that time, I was very disapproving, because there are too many problems in China, such as corruption, autocracy, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the world is getting worse ... So, Mr. Yang, are you crazy? Later, with the expansion of my horizons, I found that what Yang Zhenning said was completely correct. His truth looks very simple, and it's almost ruined, but it's "an epee without a front, a great skill without a work." This is exactly what is said in the Tao Te Ching: "Staff sergeant hears the Tao and works diligently; The sergeant heard that if you survive, you will die; The corporal heard this and laughed. It' s not enough to laugh. "