At the invitation of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology of New Zealand, CAO Jianlin，Vice-Minister of Science and Technology， visited New Zealand to attend the 2nd China-New Zealand  Joint Committee Meeting(JCM) on S&T Cooperation from February 24th to 28th, 2009.

Both parties updated the information on respective national S&T systems and S&T policies, reviewed the progress of S&T cooperation since last session, and achieved consensus on establishing the joint research program framework and steering committee.

After the JCM, CAO held talks with Wayne Mapp, New Zealand’s Minister of Defense and Minister of Research, Science and Technology. Wayne Mapp expressed the willingness of the new administration of New Zealand to continue their support for S&T exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, and to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of earthquake, climate change and agriculture, etc.