The Vice Director of the Department of International Cooperation of MOST XU Chaoqian met the delegation of National Institute of Standards and Technology of America (NIST), headed by Deputy Director Patrick Gallagher, in Beijing on August 28.

XU introduced the preparatory work for the China-US Joint Research Center of Clean Energy and the upcoming 13th China-US Joint Committee on S&T Cooperation, and warmly welcomed the participation of NIST in the China-US S&T cooperation.

Patrick Gallagher introduced the efforts made by NIST in green building, hydrogen battery and the promotion of standard technology certification in America. He also said that NIST was ready to strengthen the cooperation in S&T with its Chinese counterparts based on previous successful cooperation, and participate in the research of clean energy with China in the future.