According to the current development status of China and the goal of initially building an innovative country in 2035, Outline of the National Scheme for Scientific Literacy (2021–2035) puts forward and systematically lays out a core proposition: “public scientific literacy is the foundation for the progress of social civilization”. This proposition include: (1) “The foundation for the progress of social civilization” is a new starting point and new direction for the building of national scientific literacy; (2) “Science and technology must meet the people’s growing needs for a better life” is the basic starting point for the construction of public scientific literacy; (3) more balanced and more adequate is the basic spirit for the construction of public scientific literacy; and (4) starts an overall construction of scientific literacy with the Chinese people as a demonstration to the globe.

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