Xi Jinping communicates with Xue Qikun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) from Tsinghua University, who won the national top sci-tech award for the year 2023, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2024. A meeting conflating the national sci-tech conference, the national science and technology award conference, and the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) was held on Monday. Prior to the meeting, Xi and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state met with representatives of the national sci-tech award winners. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)