BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Thursday called for science fiction writers to popularize scientific knowledge and contribute to the country's drive to become a world technology power.
Li, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending an opening ceremony of a science fiction meeting hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology. Li said that writers of science fiction should take a lead in the drive and depict future worlds with unusual but wonderful thinking.
They were encouraged to write quality works to inspire teenagers.
