Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang, He Defang, director-general of the Policies, Regulation and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and Xu Jing, director-general of the ministry's Innovation and Development Department, take questions at a press conference on speeding up the construction of innovative country on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang (C), He Defang (2nd R), director-general of the Policies, Regulation and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and Xu Jing (2nd L), director-general of the ministry's Innovation and Development Department, take questions at a press conference on speeding up the construction of innovative country on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang answers questions at a press conference on speeding up the construction of innovative country on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)