Lei spends eight hours a day in his lab. But he expressed worries that many college students have no career ambitions in today's commercial society, instead just focusing on well-paid jobs.
"Current scientists should promote the dedication virtues of the old generation, especially when we have enough financial support through the country's development," he said.
The central government spent 872.9 billion yuan (about 139 billion U.S. dollars) to develop science and technology in the past five years, with an average annual increase of over 18 percent.
China's R&D spending accounted for 1.97 percent of GDP in 2012, up from 1.4 percent in 2007, according to the government work report. The country's plan is to increase the rate to 2.05 percent this year.
China has adopted the strategy for making itself strong through the development of science and education and boosting the country's core ability to sustain economic and social development.
"I think we should progressively improve our scientific research mechanisms and cultivate innovative thinking of citizens from childhood," said Lei, who will graduate at the end of the year and wants to find a job in a research institute.
Rejuvination in the country cannot take place without farmers also realizing their dreams.
Reform is also taking place in the country's vast countryside, where tens of millions of farmers have moved to cities for work, mainly in construction and manufacturing sectors.
"The realization of the 'Chinese dream' surely needs an overall well-off life for our farmers and a stable supply of agricultural products," said Yan Deyou, a farmer in Xiaogang Village in eastern Anhui Province. ' The village is known for its earliest reform in 1978 in which rural collectives distributed land-use rights to households through contracts of 30-years "household management." The move boosted grain supply significantly.
Currently, land transfers are under way in rural areas to pave the way for large-scale farming. Fragmented production, in which each farmer household is entitled to one or several small land plots, has caused bottlenecks to rural productivity, given the migration of farmers to cities and urbanization.
"Reform in agriculture is necessary in the new era," said Yan.
The country will gradually establish a new type of system of intensive agricultural operations that are specialized, well organized and commercialized, according to the government plan.
"Everyone has his own dream to pursue. The down-to-earth efforts of everyone will help jointly build the solid ladder to national rejuvenation," said chief technician Li Bin.
(Xinhua Correspondent Ding Jing contributes to the story)
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