To each his strengths: Before economic reforms were implemented on the mainland, emphasis was placed on "standing on one's own feet." Hence, scientists were cut off from information about foreign technology and were forced to grope around in the dark. Yet in this way we gained some technological development experience, especially in a few specialized areas.
在大陸尚未實施經濟改革前，一切強調「自立更生」，外界科技訊息因此頗為隔絕，科學家被迫必需自己去摸索，倒是建立了一些科技發展的經驗，特別是在某些特殊領域中。