Richard de Grijs is a Dutch professor of astrophysics and Associate Dean at Macquarie University in Sydney (Australia). He worked at Peking University from 2009 until early 2018.
President Xi has explicitly endorsed contributions to policy making by the country's top intellectuals, contrary to developments in many Western countries.
Chinese science and innovation is successfully developing creative minds, but support for basic science should not be forgotten in the nation’s pursuit of economic gains.