Marco Cabello (first from left) has dinner with experts from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Japan Institute of Riki chemistry in November 2019. (Courtesy of the interviewee)
Beijing, 20 Jan (Xinhua) -- "Coming to China to do scientific research is an arrangement of fate. "A 12-year-old agreement for a satellite cooperation project made Bolivian Marco Cabello a participant in China's technological development.
Cabero said that international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation have provided new opportunities for his personal and professional growth, and he hopes to use what he has learned to build a bridge between Latin America and China to exchange knowledge and pass on information, so that more people can benefit.
In 2010, China and Bolivia signed an agreement on satellite cooperation projects to deliver a communications satellite and ground measurement and control and application system to Bolivia.
After seeing the news of the selection of scientific researchers, Cabello did not hesitate to sign up. After a series of selections, he stood out from 6,000 candidates.
Cabello had received offers for further studies or work from France, Germany and the United States, but none of them were impressed. "It wasn't until I saw the news of the recruitment of researchers that I had the opportunity to come to China to design and develop the first communications satellite for my homeland and learn about a technology that was so mysterious to me until then." Cabello said.
In December 2018, Marco Cabello toured the Temple of Heaven Park. (Courtesy of the interviewee)
Cabero, 38 years old, majors in electronic science, and after coming to China, he also received multidisciplinary professional training in materials science, orbital design science, space mechanics and so on. His colleagues and professors gave him insight into China's vision for the future of science and technology.
"I returned to Bolivia after the successful launch of the satellite and I knew my life had changed. I am eager to take on greater challenges and to be part of the technological transformation that is taking place in China. Cabello decided to go to China to pursue a PhD and later to do postdoctoral research.
"These experiences have given me the ability to turn into reality what I once saw only in science fiction movies." Cabello said, "I have met a lot of colleagues from all over the world who have provided me with new opportunities for personal and professional growth. ”
Cabello, who has benefited from international scientific and technological cooperation, also wants to pass on this luck to more people. In 2018, Cabero, along with several scholars, industrialists and researchers, founded the Andean Road Science and Technology Organization.
"Historically, people built roads along the Andes to exchange knowledge and goods. We want to use its pragmatic, inclusive and interoperable concept to extend mutual learning and mutual learning to the field of science and technology. Cabello said.
In 2012, Marco Cabello came to China a week after practicing chopsticks. (Courtesy of the interviewee)
The members of the Andean Road Science and Technology Organization vary in nationality, specialization and age. But they share a common goal: they want to promote the development of Latin America through scientific and technological progress, and they are committed to using the power of science and technology to help human beings live a better life.
"China is promoting the development of science and technology and gradually becoming a scientific and technological power. At the same time, China has always been open to international cooperation. "International cooperation benefits countries that do not yet have a certain technology, especially in the fields of disease prevention and control, public safety, poverty alleviation and poverty reduction, and scientific and technological cooperation can effectively benefit the people." ”
Satellite cooperation has provided communication signals for remote areas of Bolivia, giving the Bolivian people more opportunities to use services such as the Internet, distance education and mobile health; the exchange of scientific and technological talents between China and Latin America has also given more scientists a stage to display their talents...
At present, China has established scientific and technological cooperation with more than 160 countries and regions, participated in more than 200 international organizations and multilateral mechanisms, and continuously increased its contribution rate to world scientific and technological innovation.
China is promoting international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation with more open thinking and measures to promote mutual benefit and sharing.
Cabello said he was looking forward to the future. "I would like to invite friends from China and Latin America to work together to strengthen international cooperation in science and technology, education and culture, and contribute to the joint construction of a community with a shared future for mankind."