What the NPC deputies and CPPCC members say
Huang Li, NPC deputy, chairman of Wuhan Guide Infrared Co
A brain-computer interface, or BCI, is basically a technology that enables a person to control an external device using brain signals. With vanguard applications such as helping people with disabilities, the technology has been a key focus in global competition. My company has developed a two-way BCI technology with 65,000 channels, while foreign counterparts only boast such technologies with 3,000 one-way channels. Such technology will give patients with prosthetics a real sense of touch and provide possibilities for treating neurological diseases such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and depression. In the future, it may help users to control external devices, including computers. As a high-tech enterprise, we must continue to develop more cutting-edge technologies to make “dreams come true”. We will contribute to the construction of new quality productive forces with more technological innovations.
Chen Jun, NPC deputy, vice-president of Nankai University
My team has developed a solid-state battery with an energy density of 400 watthours per kilogram, which exceeds the current marketleading lithium-ion batteries with an energy density of 300 watt-hours per kg by over 30 percent. In the next one to two years, they aim to break through to the development of solidstate batteries with an energy density of 600 watt-hours per kg, enabling electric vehicles to travel over 1,000 kilometers on a single charge. This represents a leading technological revolution globally, and we are actively striving to seize the strategic high ground for the future development of power batteries and electric vehicles. Solid-state batteries are the focus of research and development in various countries. Once industrialized, they will change the existing landscape of the electric vehicle industry and open up emerging markets such as electric aviation.
Zhang Pingwen, CPPCC National Committee member, president of Wuhan University
China’s central regions are densely populated, with the economy accounting for one-fifth of the entire country. The education sector should optimize the nation’s resources and reasonably allocate more to support the cultivation of elite universities and disciplines in the central provinces. Meanwhile, colleges in the area should actively form pairings and introduce high-quality resources. Last year, Wuhan University, together with 12 top universities in Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces formed a university coalition in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and it was a good attempt in fostering the universities’ development as a cluster.
Yu Jinming, NPC deputy, president of the Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute
Youths’ ability to overcome adversity is no less important than their intellectual and emotional capacities, and we need to work on their “adversity quotient”. We shouldn’t simply suspend classes whenever there is bad weather like rain, wind or snow. Relevant departments need to improve their emergency response capacity to handle risks and keep students safe instead of just suspending classes. Schools can also allow older students or those living close to campuses to attend class in person while others participate online simultaneously. If the youths’ emotional and physical health is poor due to inadequate training, negative emotions can easily interfere with their growth.