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State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award
Coverage of State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award in the Nexus archive.
- China’s Xi Jinping calls for innovation system overhaul to beat global tech rivals
President Xi Jinping has called for stronger efforts to attract overseas talent and address flaws in China’s innovation ecosystem to enhance global tech competitiveness. Xi presented the State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award to Chen Liquan and Ben De, 2025 laureates in solid-state lithium battery and military airborne radar fields.
- Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award
Chen Liquan and Ben De won China’s 2025 State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award for pioneering lithium battery technology and airborne radar systems, respectively. Chen advanced lithium battery industrialization, while Ben led development of China’s first airborne pulse-Doppler fire-control radar.