1978年3月18日,党中央在北京召开了全国科学大会。在开幕式上邓小平讲了两个重要问题:第一,他指出科学技术是生产力是马克思主义历来的观点。第二,他又指出承认科学技术是生产力,就连带要答复一个问题,那就是怎样看待科学研究这种脑力劳动?马克思曾经指出:“一般的工程技术人员也参与创造剩余价值”。这就是说,他们也是被资本家剥削的人。 March 18, 1978, the CPC Central Committee held in Beijing, the National Science Conference. At the opening ceremony, Deng Xiaoping made two important issues: First, he pointed out that science and technology are productivity and have always been the Marxist point of view. Second, he pointed out that recognizing that science and technology are productive forces, we must reply to a question, that is, how do we think of such mental work as scientific research? Marx once pointed out: “The common engineering staff are also involved in creating surplus value.” This means that they are also exploited by capitalists.