Published on: 2026-07-24
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Bishkek, July 24 /Xinhua/ — In recent years, China has achieved tremendous success in scientific and technological innovation. The country’s science and technology, based on independence and self-reliance, have set an example for other countries striving for development in this field. This was stated in an interview with Xinhua by Kyrgyz economist Iskender Sharsheev.
Our interlocutor evaluates the progress of the PRC in the field of science and technology as unprecedented in its pace and scale. “In my memory, no country has transitioned to generating its own breakthrough technologies so quickly,” he noted. In a very short period of time, China has become the world leader in the number of scientific and technical publications, and has also entered the ranks of the leading countries in the global innovation index, the economist said.
“It’s enough to look around: Chinese electric vehicles hold a leading position in the world by sales volume, Chinese-made drones have effectively secured an important place in the global civil drone market, and the country is unmatched in total operational length of high-speed railways,” the expert noted. The emergence of the large language model DeepSeek demonstrated that Chinese engineers are capable of producing world-class results at lower costs, he added.
“This is no longer catch-up development, but the formation of its own technological agenda, and I observe that neighboring countries, including Central Asian countries, are increasingly looking specifically at the Chinese experience and Chinese solutions,” emphasized I. Sharsheev.
According to the economist, special attention should be paid to the new achievements that China has made in the field of space exploration. The country has built a fully autonomous space industry, creating its own launch vehicles, the “Tiangong” orbital station, and the “BeiDou” navigation system. I. Sharsheeva was very impressed that the “Chang’e-6” mission was the first in the world to collect samples on the far side of the Moon and bring them back to Earth.
“The Chang’e-6 mission is a vivid illustration of the principle of Chinese science and technology relying on its own strength,” he stated. It is also telling that China has opened access to lunar samples for the international scientific community, the expert added.
“This is a good example of how relying on one’s own strengths becomes the basis not of isolation, but of new international cooperation already on Chinese terms,” said I. Sharsheev. He is convinced that other countries of the world need to interact more closely with the PRC in the scientific and technological sphere. –0–
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