On March 29th, Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of CPPCC and Minister of Science and Technology attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Harvard Alumni Association Global Series and delivered a speech entitled “The Role of Innovation in the Current and Future Economic Development in China”. 

The minister, on behalf of the Chinese government, first extended congratulations to the opening of the 2008 Harvard Alumni Association Global Series. He pointed out that, as a permanent theme in mankind's development, innovation had already become the most important power for national development and the propeller for the prosperity of a nation. He also indicated that China would strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges with foreign countries throughout the world. It will participate in international scientific and technological cooperation in broader scope, in more extensive areas and at higher levels to benefit people in the world through innovation and jointly create a bright future of human prosperity and progress.