Minister Wan Gang met with Ms. Doris Bures, Australian Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) and Ambassador Sajdik on October 24th, 2011. The two sides exchanged ideas on establishing mechanism for MOST-BMVIT cooperation and enhancing S&T cooperation of the two countries, particularly in sustainable energy and environmental technology.

Minister Wan briefed the guests on China's 12th Five-year Plan on S&T Development, and encouraged the Australian enterprises, universities and research institutes to cooperate with their Chinese counterparts in R&D and commercialization. Ms. Bures expressed the willingness to work with China under the framework of China-Australia Intergovernmental S&T Cooperation to spur bilateral relation and technical collaboration.