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VM LIU Yanhua Meets with Former US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen

 

On March 24th of 2009, Vice Minister LIU Yanhua of MOST met with William S. Cohen, former US Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Cohen Group. Both exchanged opinions on China-US S&T cooperation and Cohen Group’s cooperative business in China.

According to LIU, MOST welcomes foreign enterprises, universities and research institutes to collaborate with their Chinese counterparts. On the one hand, the Chinese government encourages enterprises to participate in S&T innovation; on the other hand, the governmental departments introduce high technologies for Chinese enterprises and build the bridge for international cooperation.

Cohen emphasizes that, as a member of Obama’s think-tank, he will actively promote mutually beneficial cooperation between China and the US in fields of common concern including energy technology, biofuel in particular.