Vice Minister Cao Jianlin met with Prof. Malcolm Grant, President of University College London (UCL) and his delegation in Beijing on May 9, 2011. The two exchanged opinions on further promoting future collaboration.

VM Cao welcomed Prof. Grant and confirmed UCL's contribution to China-UK S&T exchange. Cao also briefed him on China's development in S&T, education, talents and hi-tech zones in recent years, saying that the two sides can build close, long-term and stable partnership on a range of areas, including basic research, nanotechnology and commercialization of research findings.

Prof. Grant expressed his willingness to enhance cooperation with China and tap the potential to achieve win-win outcome through complementarities.