Vice Minister LIU Yanhua met with Douglas McMillon, President and CEO of Wal-Mart International on July 22, 2009.

Mr. McMillon thanked MOST for inviting him to the 2009 China International Energy Saving, Emissions Reduction and New Energy Science& Technology Expo. Ed Chan, President and CEO of Wal-Mart China introduced how Wal-Mart promoted sustainable development through energy conservation, emissions reduction, enhanced energy efficiency, ecological farms, sustainable products, etc.

VM LIU appreciated the cooperation between his Ministry and Wal-Mart in sustainable development, invited Wal-Mart to a forum on innovation in energy conservation scheduled this November, and proposed to work with Wal-Mart in hosting a national youth competition of sustainable development innovation .