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| Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (1st R, front) meets with Edano Yukio (1st L, front), Japanese minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, who came to attend the sixth China-Japan forum on energy conservation and environmental protection held in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 26, 2011. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing) |
BEIJING,
Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang called for efforts to
deepen Sino-Japanese cooperation in energy conservation and environmental
protection and create new economic growth areas while addressing a
Sino-Japanese environment forum here on Saturday.
Li made the
remark at the sixth China-Japan forum on energy conservation and environmental
protection held in Beijing.
Li said, as
the European debt crisis is still expanding, the global financial market
undergoes much turmoil, and many countries are experiencing slower growth and
rising prices, risks of a long-term recession are piling up.
Under such
circumstances, Li said, a new growth pattern is needed more than ever.
China and
Japan are large economies as well as major consumers of energy, and economic
restructuring is in the interests of both, Li said, suggesting 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.
Furthermore,
Li said as both countries are major importers of energy, the two should boost
consultations on energy issues and get a bigger say on the international energy
market.
Li also
called upon both governments to 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.
Additionally,
Li expressed hope that Japan introduce its state-of-the-art energy and
environmental protection technologies into China, and urged greater efforts to
protect intellectual property rights.
Speaking of
China, Li said the country is speeding up economic restructuring. Otherwise,
either its long-term growth or the current fast and steady growth cannot be
sustained.
Energy
conservation and environmental protection are crucial to economic restructuring
in that they create new fields for generating economic growth, Li said, adding
that they spur new market demands, upgrade enterprises' technology, and improve
people's quality of life.
This is
where great potential lies in for China, a country that has just entered
middle-income club, to further develop its national economy. And, this is also
an unavoidable path for the nation to smash its resources and environment
bottlenecks and realize sustainable development, Li said.
He added
that China's energy conservation and environmental protection sector now boasts
a gigantic market and enormous business opportunities.
While
meeting with Edano Yukio on the sideline of the forum, Li urged closer
bilateral cooperation in boosting energy saving and low-carbon economies.
Calling the
two countries important nations in the region and the world, Li said to enhance
China-Japan relations not only meets their interests but also benefits peaceful
development and stability of the world, and in particular, the Asian-Pacific
region.
Chinese
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao had several meetings with Japanese
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on international occasions in recent days, and
reached important consensus on deepening bilateral strategic relations of
mutual benefits, said the vice premier.
He called
on both sides to take the opportunity of the 40th anniversary of the
normalization of China-Japan relations, to strengthen dialogues, exchanges and
cooperation in various areas, enhance mutual trust, and to facilitate long-term
healthy growth of bilateral ties.
Edano Yukio
told Li Japan is committed to boosting stronger cooperation with China in
various areas.
The forum
was initiated in 2006 with an aim to facilitate bilateral cooperation in energy
conservation and environmental protection.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
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