Science and technology are the primary productive forces

Deng Xiaoping put forward the famous assertion that "science and technology are the primary productive forces". There are three main meanings. 1) the first meaning: science permeates various elements of the modern productivity system. 2) The second meaning: In modern production, there is a process of "science-technology-production", which makes science play a leading and leading role in material production. 3) The third meaning: Science and technology have become a big lever to promote the development of productive forces. First of all, the labor productivity and economic growth rate caused by scientific and technological factors are getting higher and higher. Secondly, the period from theoretical breakthrough to trial-production success of new natural science products is shortening day by day.