Vice Minister Cao Jianlin met Doctor Charles Gay, Vice President of the American Applied Materials Inc. and Chairman of the Applied Solar Council at MOST on March 12, 2009. Both parties exchanged opinions on how to launch the R&D of solar energy and the cooperation on solar photovoltaic industry between Applied Materials Inc. and Chinese enterprises and research institutes. Both agreed that win-win results will be generated in the joint efforts of basic research and industrialization in solar energy facilities, equipment and tools.