Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Yin Chengwu has offered several proposals for advanced bilateral science and technology collaboration that can serve as a new engine of China-Liberia’s strategic partnership. Speaking Monday, July 21, 2025, at the Liberia Technology Summit, Ambassador Chengwu said there should be engagements in strategic policy dialogue on ICT development frameworks, and collaboratively addressing global challenges such as cybersecurity.
He emphasized exploring cooperation in areas ranging from smart agriculture, digital education, e-health, e-governance, to digital transformation of traditional industries, thereby advancing industrial upgrading and value addition, and contributing to socio-economic progress.
The Chinese Ambassador proposed enhanced collaboration within multilateral frameworks, including the International Telecommunication Union, to foster synergy in capacity-building programs, telecommunications connectivity, and innovation hub development, among other priority areas, while solidifying cooperation in empowering women and youth in science and technology, and supporting business-to-business exchanges.
According to him, Liberia’s journey of science-tech development will be marked by challenges yet boundless possibilities, adding that as a trusted partner, China will work with Liberia and follow the principles of “sincerity, real results, amity and good faith,” and the spirit of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefit”, to chart a new chapter in China-Liberia friendship and cooperation.
Ambassador Chengwu said his country attaches great importance to the development of science and technology, and with its talent-driven development strategy, China is committed to self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, promoting innovations that defy imagination.
“China has a large number of high-quality workers and entrepreneurs, the world’s largest number of scientists and engineers, and the world’s largest full-time equivalent of R&D personnel. A talent dividend is taking shape. China is the world’s second-largest R&D investment country and the largest patent application country, ranking 11th in the 2024 Global Innovation Index. China has the largest number of “lighthouse factories” in the world, accounting for more than 40%. There are 71 artificial intelligence unicorn companies, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the world, the Chinese Ambassador said.
He stated that China plays a leading role in driving global domestic economic transformation, facilitating worldwide digital transformation and green transition, adding that by leveraging science and technology innovation, China is increasingly contributing to international peace and development.
He said China promotes open, fair, equitable and non-discriminatory international science and technology cooperation, develop science for the benefit of all regardless of borders, and jointly build a global science and technology community and China will set up a global-scale scientific research fund, scale up science-tech assistance to developing countries, share its innovative achievements with more countries, and allow scientific and technological progress to benefit all mankind.
