On November 26, Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang called, at the opening ceremony of sixth China-Japan forum on energy conservation and environmental protection, for efforts to deepen Sino-Japanese cooperation in technology R&D and further strengthening IPR protection.
In the ceremony, LI addressed that China and Japan are large economies as well as major consumers of energy, and economic restructuring is in the interests of both, and suggested coupling China's advantage of a huge market with Japan's technological edge so as to enhance bilateral cooperation in energy conservation and environmental protection. LI put forward three advices:
1. Strengthen policy dialogues between the two counties. Both countries are major importers of energy, and hence the two should boost consultations on energy issues and get a bigger say on the international energy market.
2. Implementation of key projects. The two governments should financially aid cooperative projects in this field, and push forward a showcase project of circular economy which belongs to China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
3. Share technology achievements. It is hoped that Japan introduces its state-of-the-art energy and environmental protection technologies into China, and utilizes the technology to cultivate the market of China. China's energy conservation and environmental protection sector now boasts a gigantic market and enormous business opportunities. China encourages enterprises and institutions from the two countries to deepen Sino-Japanese cooperation in technology R&D and further strengthening IPR protection.
