basic research 基础研究

科技部表示，我国通过政府引导、央地联动等方式大幅提升基础研究投入。基础研究投入从2015年的716亿元增长到2019年的1335.6亿元，年均增幅达到16.9%，大大高于全社会研发投入的增幅。

Through government support and coordination of enterprises and social entities, China has substantially increased funding for basic research. China's investment in basic research increased from 71.6 billion yuan in 2015 to 133.56 billion yuan in 2019, with an average annual growth rate of 16.9 percent, much higher than that of the spending on research and development, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

要持之以恒加强基础研究，加大基础研究投入，给予必要政策支持，创造有利于基础研究的良好科研生态。

We should persist in strengthening basic research by increasing funding and providing more resources and policies to create a favorable atmosphere for basic research.

——2020年9月11日，习近平在科学家座谈会上发表的重要讲话