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China will further strengthen its co-operation with foreign countries
in high-tech fields, said Vice-Premier Li Lanqing yesterday in Beijing.
Li made the remarks in his keynote speech delivered at the opening
ceremony of the China Beijing International High-Tech Industries
Week, which started yesterday.
He said that the central government will formulate and implement
a series of policies to achieve the goal.
The policies involve deepening the reform of the science and technology
sector in line with the market-oriented economy, optimizing China's
investment and fund-raising mechanisms and improving related laws.
"We are likely to introduce more foreign experts to hold lectures
and conduct studies in China, and the Chinese Government welcomes
multinational companies to set up research and development centers
here,'' Li said.
He stressed that the government also encourages its scientists to
co-operate with foreign partners and take part in the multilateral
research projects.
"Support will be offered to domestic high-tech enterprises
that try to carry out research and development work abroad,'' he
added.
Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress, extended a warm welcome to the guests and expressed thanks
to those who have conducted long-term co-operation and exchanges
in economic and technological areas.
"China is striving to improve its legal environment and enhance
intellectual property rights protection in a bid to create a fair
and transparent arena of competition for domestic and foreign high-tech
enterprises,'' he said.
The fourth annual international high-tech event of its kind will
continue until May 15 in Beijing, and from next year, it will be
held in the third week of May on an annual basis.
For this session, the exposition area takes up a record of 100,000
square meters, more than four times as large as last year and taking
up all the capital city's nine exhibition halls.
Twenty-five professional forums, concerning advanced technology,
finance, education and foreign trade and economic co-operation,
are on the schedule.
So far, over 300 domestic and foreign governmental officials, chief
executive officers of multinationals and authoritative experts have
come Beijing to deliver speeches at the forums.
The 20 trade talks have attracted more than 70 governmental and
business delegations with over 2,000 members from home and abroad.
(China Daily 05/11/2001)
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