[Strengthening basic research will focus on promoting four aspects of work during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period] At the "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" series of themed press conferences held by the State Council Information Office today (29th), Vice Minister Long Teng of the Ministry of Science and Technology introduced that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the general agency for all technical issues. In recent years, the overall strength of China's basic research has been significantly enhanced, and a number of major original results have been achieved in the fields of basic mathematics, quantum technology, physical science, and space science. Basic research has entered a new stage of comprehensive improvement and key breakthroughs. In the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology will focus on promoting work in four aspects. The first is to strengthen the strategic orientation and original orientation of basic research. Based on the urgent and long-term needs of the country, we will further clarify the main directions and key areas of basic research, and coordinate the advancement of original innovation and key core technology research. Extensively mobilize the forces of all parties, strengthen the coordination and linkage of scientific and technological forces, integrate resources to promote original and disruptive innovation, and comprehensively improve the ability to systematically tackle basic research problems. Continuously improve the discipline setting adjustment mechanism, pay attention to supporting unpopular and weak disciplines, cultivate emerging disciplines, and encourage multi-disciplinary cross-integration and interdisciplinary research. The second is to vigorously support outstanding young scientific and technological talents. Increase stable support for outstanding young scientific and technological talents, and support outstanding young scientific and technological talents in taking the lead and playing the leading role in major scientific research tasks. Improve the talent funding system for basic research and continue to cultivate a team of young talents. Universities and scientific research institutes should increase their stable support for early-career young talents and support young talents in practicing basic scientific research skills. Strengthen the construction of basic research reserve forces and attract outstanding young students to devote themselves to basic research. The third is to improve the diversified investment pattern. Continue to increase central financial investment and improve the investment mechanism that combines competitive support and stable support for basic research. Encourage local governments to strengthen support for basic research based on economic and social development needs. Encourage and guide enterprises to increase investment in basic research, implement preferential tax policies for enterprises to invest in basic research, and increase efforts to establish joint funds between the National Natural Science Foundation of China and enterprises. Encourage social forces to invest in basic research through multiple channels such as setting up science funds and scientific donations, and expand financial policies to support basic research. The fourth is to improve the basic research support system. Accelerate the construction of basic research platform bases, continue to strengthen the research and development of high-end scientific research instruments, further promote the construction of scientific databases and germplasm resource banks, accelerate the construction of world-class scientific and technological journals, further strengthen the openness and sharing of major scientific and technological infrastructure and high-end scientific research instruments, and improve the ability to independently guarantee basic scientific and technological conditions. (CCTV News)