In the first and second revolutions of superstring and its subsequent rapid development, China failed to play its due role in the international arena. On the whole research level, we still have a certain gap compared with international and neighboring countries such as Indian, Japanese, Korean and even Taiwan Province Province. There are great differences in understanding string theory in mainland academic circles. Some influential physicists, based on some judgments, openly express the view that string theory is not physics. Influenced by their status, this view is more easily accepted by most people in China, which restricts the research and development of string theory in China to some extent.

From the perspective of education and personnel training, the world-class universities in China, such as Peking University and Tsinghua, have long been seriously short of talents mainly engaged in string theory research, which indirectly restricts the professional choice of young graduate students and directly leads to the shortage of domestic research teams.

Fortunately, under the direct promotion of Professor Qiu Chengtong, with the establishment of the Mathematical Science Center of Zhejiang University, the annual high-level professional meetings held by the Center and Morningside Mathematical Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the first-class scholars like Andy Strominger being invited to work in the Center, the research on string theory in China has been greatly promoted.

At the end of 2002, the interdisciplinary theoretical research center established in China University of Science and Technology has developed into a very active and attractive research center. Since its establishment four years ago, it has done a lot of basic work in the training and research of superstring theory by holding several working weeks and summer schools. Prior to this international conference on string theory, the International Center for Theoretical Physics and the Interdisciplinary Theoretical Research Center of China Academy of Sciences also held the Summer School of String Theory in Asia-Pacific region, which attracted more than 100 participants.

All these phenomena indicate that China's research on superstring theory is accumulating strong explosive potential under the calm appearance. Obviously, the overall level of a country or a research group is directly proportional to the probability of a breakthrough in scientific research in this country. This is the truth that "the East is not bright and the West is bright", and it is also the importance of the so-called scientific research culture construction. Ignoring the construction of scientific research culture and simply pursuing the Nobel Prize is an attitude of quick success and instant benefit, and the result is often "haste makes waste".

In front of the research of superstring theory, the prospect is broad and the road is difficult. It is a lively and lonely journey. The problems involved have a strong charm for young students and scholars, and at the same time have high requirements for the professionalism of researchers. The 2006 International Conference on String Theory is an opportunity for us-to expand the team, improve the level, and occupy a place in the world with the continuous improvement of the overall level. We are preparing for the third revolution of string theory and look forward to her early arrival.