Vice Minister Cao Jianlin received US Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats on October 18th. Both sides exchanged ideas on the issues of mutual interest including science, technology and innovation.

VM Cao briefed the American side on the progress in cooperation under China-US Dialogue on Innovation. Cao also expressed the willingness to enhance exchange and cooperation under the mechanism of China-US Joint Commission Meeting on S&T Cooperation and China-US Innovation Dialogue, so as to contribute to the stability and development of bilateral relations.