Panel: Can basic science stay global in a fragmented world?

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  Hello and welcome to World Today.

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  I'm Zhao Ying.

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  The 2025 International Congress of Basic Science is now underway in Beijing.

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  The event draws over a thousand scholars from China and abroad,

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  including Nobel Laureates, Fields Medalists and Turing Award winners.

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  Initiated in 2023 by world-renowned mathematician Xinteng Yao,

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  the annual congress aims to promote basic research in mathematics,

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  physics, and information science and engineering.

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  But in a world increasingly driven by fast results and commercial returns,

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  why does basic science still matter?

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  What happens when artificial intelligence begins solving problems that once took humans years or even decades?

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  And can science still be a shared human endeavor in a narrative rising geopolitical tension?

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  For these questions and more, we are joined by Zhang Fen,

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  Associate Professor of Astronomy Department of Beijing Normal University.

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  Quentin Parker, Director of Laboratory for Space Research at University of Hong Kong.

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  Andy Mok, Tech Analyst and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization.

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  Welcome to you all and Professor Zhang Fen,

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