The 33rd Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Congress and The 90th anniversary celebration of the CCS were held in Qingdao, Shandong Province on June 17-20, 2023.

Under the theme of "New journey and new mission", the congress consisted of 64 sub-forums, 13 themed forums and 1 large-scale exhibition of new technologies, new products, and new instruments.

He Junke, executive secretary of the leading Party members group of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Wan Lijun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and president of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), Bai Chunli, academician of the CAS and president of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), and Zhang Jie, academician of the CAS and president of the Chinese Physical Society (CPS), attended the congress and delivered speeches respectively.

Javier García Martínez, president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), delivered a video speech.

The opening ceremony was presided over by Fan Qinghua, vice president and secretary general of the CCS.

In his speech, He Junke noted that the CCS has a long history and profound foundation, and has shaped a model and set a benchmark for first-class academic societies. He hoped the CCS would take its responsibilities and gather powerful forces to build China into a country strong in science and technology.

He put forward 4 requirements to national societies:

--To take responsibilities to serve as bridges and make efforts to cultivate a culture advocating innovation, and carry forward the Spirit of Chinese Scientists to establish a common ideology of staying unified and working hard.

--To keep in mind President Xi Jinping’s instructions at the Symposium with scientists in 2020, and stride forward to target the global sci-tech frontiers, serve the main economic battlefields, fulfill the significant needs of the country and benefit people's lives and health. We should make efforts to address fundamental issues that constrain industrial and technological development, and build high-level academic exchange system and public service platforms to promote in-depth integration of industry, academia, and research institutions to consolidate the foundation of quality-oriented development.

--To deepen the reform of academic societies and promote modernization of governance. We should make efforts to explore new paths and models for the governance effectiveness and build first-class academic societies with Chinese characteristics.

--To expand open cooperation and get integrated into global innovation system to draw a blueprint for the development of academic societies from global perspectives.

In his speech, Wan Lijun reviewed the historic development of the CCS and briefed about the society’s remarkable achievements in guiding the academic circles over the past 90 years.

Wan urged the participants to focus on national strategies and prioritize scientific research to meet the needs of the people and the nation. He called upon sci-tech professionals to stand at the forefront to make innovation in the new era. He appealed to embrace openness and inclusiveness and seek extensive and in-depth scientific cooperation to respond to the challenges of the times.

Bai Chunli addressed in his speech that the CCS is the witness, participant and promoter of the development of Chemistry in China, and has always been serving as a bridge linking the Party and the government with Chinese Chemical professionals. Bai applauded CCS’s unique role in promoting the development of Chemistry in China.

In his speech, Zhang Jie congratulated the CCS on its 90th birthday and looked forward to close cooperation between the CPS and the CCS. He expected the joint efforts of the two national societies could boost China’s scientific cause and bring forth sound social effect of inheriting science and staying dedicated to the motherland.

At the congress, 8 awards including the 2021 and 2022 CCS Prize for Young Scientists were presented.

Wang Meixiang, academician of the CAS and professor of Tsinghua University, Chi Lifeng, academician of the CAS and professor of Soochow University, delivered speeches entitled "Research on novel ring molecular Chemistry" and "On-surface chemistry towards precision synthesis" respectively.

More than 15,000 people, including officers from CAST, the CAS, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and relevant sci-tech departments in Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipality, together with relevant principals of the co-organizers and sponsors of the CCS Congress, fellows and members of the CCS, and professionals and students in related fields attended the opening ceremony.

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