On December 4th, 2007, Vice Minister Shang Yong met with US Massachusetts Governor Patrick and his delegation at the premises of MOST.

Vice Minister Shang Yong told the US delegation that the Chinese government regards energy, resource and environment as top priority of S&T development, ready to cooperate with other countries in these areas.

Governor Patrick briefed on US cooperation with China in business, S&T and other areas. He commented on the state of Massachusetts as an intellectual-intensive area with strength in research and commercialization of biology, medicine, and ICT.