Xi Jinping presented two scientists with the Chinese National Science and Technology Award.

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the China National Science and Technology Prize to two scientists in Beijing and delivered a speech. This year's laureates were Chen Liquan, the developer of China's first lithium batteries, and Ben De, a Chinese expert in radar technology and systems. A total of 258 projects and 11 scientists were selected for the prizes this year. A total of 51 projects were awarded the Natural Sciences Prize. Fifty-eight projects received the National Technological Invention Prize, and a total of 149 projects received the National Scientific and Technological Progress Prize. Nine foreign scientists received the China Prize for International Scientific and Technological Cooperation. (Photo: Xinhua)