On October 24, 2025, the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology assembled for a pivotal meeting. The primary objectives were to disseminate, delve into, and enact the guiding principles from the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as to strategize subsequent actions. Presiding over the session was Yin Hejun, who serves as both the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and the Minister. The meeting underscored that the 15th Five-Year Plan period represents a pivotal juncture in the nation's quest to emerge as a global science and technology powerhouse. It emphasized the necessity of establishing precise objectives, capitalizing on emerging opportunities, harnessing institutional strengths, fortifying holistic coordination, fostering groundbreaking innovations and technological advancements, propelling the convergence of innovation and entrepreneurship, nurturing the synergistic growth of education, science and technology, and talent, advancing reforms, bolstering innovation capacities, spearheading the development of high-quality productive forces, and furnishing scientific and technological underpinnings for the rejuvenation of the nation.