Vice Minister Cao Jianlin met with Halbe Zijlstra, State Secretary for Education, Science and Culture (OCW) of the Netherlands in Beijing on September 1st. The two sides reviewed the long-term and close sci-tech partnership over the past 30 years, and exchanged ideas on promoting future cooperation. After the meeting, the two renewed  MOU on the cooperation and exchanges between MOST and OCW, extended China-Netherlands Joint S&T Program (JSTP) for another 3 years.