The 2025 International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS 2025) opened in Beijing on Sunday, bringing together experts and scholars from home and abroad for in-depth discussions on cutting-edge achievements in the field of basic science while looking ahead to future developments.

The congress features over 50 academic presentations and satellite meetings. More than 80 Chinese and international academicians, along with nearly other 1,000 experts and scholars, will share cutting-edge achievements, engage in academic exchanges, and explore future developments with a focus on mathematics, physics, and information science and engineering at the event.

Meanwhile, the event, which will run until July 25, will also spotlight the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, considering its rapid growth, to explore the close relationship between this technology and basic science.

"Artificial intelligence is a crucial discipline that heavily relies on the contributions of basic science, especially mathematics. Therefore, we hope for in-depth cooperation, with scientists from around the globe exchanging ideas and collectively contributing to the future of humanity," said Shing-Tung Yau, chairman of the ICBS and a winner of Fields Medal, the highest international award for mathematics.

Additionally, the congress will also host a special event where outstanding young representatives from different age groups will engage in close dialogues with top scientists. The academic achievements of university and high school students will be showcased through a poster exhibition.

It marks the third consecutive year in which the congress is held in Beijing's Huairou Science City.

As of now, out of the 37 major sci-tech infrastructure facilities, science educational infrastructure facilities and interdisciplinary research platforms built at the Huairou Science City, 29 have been put into research operation, and 16 of the sci-tech infrastructure facilities are open to the world, with a total of 386 achievements having been rolled out.