According to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China's ranking in global innovation has risen. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on the 15th that China's technological innovation is beneficial to China and will benefit the world. He is willing to adhere to open and inclusive scientific and technological cooperation. At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization released the "2024 Global Innovation Index Report", and China's global innovation ranking has risen by 1 place to 11th place compared to last year, making it the only middle-income economy among the top 30. What is the spokesperson's comment on this? Mao Ning said that since the first release of the Global Innovation Index report in 2007, China's rankings have continuously improved. This year's report shows that China is one of the economies with the fastest increase in innovation power in the past 10 years, and also the country with the most top 100 technology innovation clusters, with strong innovation development momentum and broad prospects. The improvement of China's innovation capability stems from continuously increasing research and development investment and open and inclusive international cooperation Mao Ning introduced that according to statistics, the total R&D investment in China exceeded 3.3 trillion yuan last year, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year. We have established scientific and technological cooperation relationships with over 160 countries and regions, and signed 118 intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation agreements. China's favorable innovation environment and abundant talent resources have also attracted more and more multinational companies to establish research and development centers in China. In the face of the new round of technological revolution, we are willing to adhere to open and inclusive scientific and technological cooperation, share scientific and technological innovation achievements with other countries, and jointly address global challenges, "she said. (New Society)