Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Monday met with the British secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills for talks on bilateral cooperation on education and technology.
During the meeting, Liu spoke highly of the development of Sino-British comprehensive strategic partnership relations.
In recent years, the two countries have witnessed frequent high-level exchanges and deepening political trust. They also have made remarkable achievements in cooperation on various fields, said Liu, adding that the bilateral relationship maintains good momentum.
After 30 years of reform and opening up, China has made significant strides in the fields of politics, economics and society, especially making great efforts in revitalizing the country through science and education, said Liu, who arrived in London on Sunday for an official visit at the invitation of the British government.
Liu said that there would be great perspective for the two countries to cooperate on education and scientific research, and hoped that China and Britain would make full use of the existing mechanism of cooperation and dialogue, strengthen personnel exchanges, expand fields and forms of cooperation, learn from each other, and further boost bilateral cooperation on education and technology.
John Denham, head of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), said that Britain values long-term, multifaceted, and mutually beneficial cooperation with China in the fields of education and technology, and would continue to support the existing and impending Sino-British cooperation projects.
He also expressed willingness to work together with China to further expand bilateral cooperation.
The representatives for China's Ministry of education, Ministry of Science and Technology, and DIUS signed a joint statement on education collaboration between the UK and China, a joint statement on collaboration in the field of science and education, and a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Research Councils of the UK to promote greater collaboration.
On Monday, Liu also visited the London Center for Nanotechnology and the Grey Coat Hospital, a well-known comprehensive school for girls in Britain.
Liu will fly to Switzerland on Saturday to attend the 48th International Education Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Geneva.
Source: Xinhua
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