What does it mean to make up a short board and forge a long board?

To fill the gap in the short board and forge the long board is to learn from each other's strengths. According to the relevant public information, "forging a long board with a short board to fill in the blanks" means that there are deficiencies or defects in a certain field or aspect, and measures need to be taken to make up and improve them in order to achieve the purpose of all-round development and enhance competitiveness. Among them, "filling shortcomings" refers to making up for deficiencies, "forging long boards" refers to strengthening existing advantages and strengths to make them more stable and prominent, and "filling gaps" refers to filling vacancies, making up deficiencies and making the overall development more perfect. This concept has applications in economy, education, science and technology.