Vice Chairman of CPPCC and Minister of MOST WAN Gang paid a visit to China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on August 17, 2009. With the company of ZHENG Guoguang, Administrator of CMA and XU Xiaofeng, Deputy Administrator of CMA, WAN went to Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences and National Meteorological Center. CMA reported the meteorological development in China, building of the national innovation system in meteorology, efforts in response to climate change and in the earth observation.

Minister WAN proposed his suggestions on how to promote innovations in CMA’s work. He pointed out that great efforts should be made to strengthen international S&T cooperation and prepare for the seventh plenary meeting and ministerial summit meeting of Group on Earth Observations (GEO) due next year in Beijing.