Xi's speech at national sci-tech conference published

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a national science and technology conference has been published.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered the speech at a July 8 meeting in Beijing that brought together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.

The speech, in the form of a booklet, was published by the People's Publishing House. It is available at Xinhua Bookstore outlets across the country. Enditem