China News Service, Beijing, November 18 (Reporter Sun Zifa) "China has established scientific and technological cooperation relations with more than 160 countries and regions, and signed 114 intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation agreements." "China has joined more than 200 international organizations and multilateral Mechanism" "Start the construction of 53 'Belt and Road' joint laboratories in three batches" "In 2021, the number of Chinese and foreign co-authored scientific and technological papers has reached 183,000, and the partners involve 169 countries"...

　　The Ministry of Science and Technology of China held a press conference on the 2022 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on November 18. When answering questions from the media on promoting international exchanges and cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry emphasized with a set of data that China has always adhered to a global vision and is committed to building a shared future for mankind. The community contributes the wisdom and strength of scientific and technological innovation, and focuses on strengthening scientific and technological openness and cooperation in four aspects: strengthening intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation, actively participating in global innovation governance, in-depth implementation of the "Belt and Road" scientific and technological innovation action plan, and continuing to promote foreign scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges.

　　In terms of intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation, give full play to the leading role of high-level leaders such as the Sino-foreign Innovation Dialogue and the Science and Technology Partnership Program, and continuously promote the improvement and upgrading of intergovernmental cooperation.

China has established scientific and technological cooperation relations with more than 160 countries and regions, and signed 114 intergovernmental agreements on scientific and technological cooperation.

Since the 13th Five-Year Plan, China has supported joint research cooperation with more than 60 countries, regions, international organizations and multilateral mechanisms, involving agriculture, energy, environment, resources , information communication, life and health and other fields, supported a total of nearly 2,000 projects, with a total project funding of nearly 10 billion yuan.

In 2021, China and the United States will continue to carry out cooperation and exchanges in the fields of basic research, anti-epidemic, and energy; hold the China-Russia Science and Technology Innovation Year at a high level, and hold more than a thousand cooperation and exchange activities; Dialogue; held ministerial-level meetings and exchanges with more than 40 countries, and signed 21 intergovernmental cooperation agreements with countries in the fields of health, climate change, clean energy, and scientific and technological anti-epidemic.

　　In terms of participation in global innovation governance, China has been deeply involved in international large-scale science programs and large-scale scientific projects, and has participated in nearly 60 international large-scale scientific programs and large-scale scientific projects, such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and the Square Kilometer Radio Telescope (SKA). Participation continues to rise.

Actively participate in global innovation governance such as public health and clean energy, and participate in multilateral mechanisms such as the G20 Science and Technology Innovation Ministerial Meeting, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Science and Technology Ministerial Meeting, the BRICS Science and Technology Innovation Ministerial Meeting, and the Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting Proactively propose innovative topics and launch cooperation initiatives.

China has joined more than 200 international organizations and multilateral mechanisms, and more than 1,200 Chinese experts and scholars hold senior positions in international science and technology organizations.

China actively organizes and implements the "International Cooperation Action on Anti-epidemic Science and Technology", holds dozens of bilateral and multilateral expert seminars on the new crown epidemic with the United States, the United Kingdom, and UNESCO, and cooperates with 17 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and South Africa on drugs, Carry out joint research on vaccines and testing, support Chinese enterprises and scientific research institutions to "go global", build three "Belt and Road" joint laboratories for infectious disease prevention and control, and start the construction of the BRICS vaccine research and development center.

　　In terms of the "Belt and Road" science and technology innovation action plan, China actively promotes four actions: scientific and cultural exchanges, joint establishment of joint laboratories, cooperation in science and technology parks, and construction of technology transfer centers.

Started the construction of 53 "Belt and Road" joint laboratories in three batches, supported more than 3,500 young scientists to come to China to carry out scientific research for more than half a year, trained more than 15,000 foreign scientific and technological personnel, and funded nearly 2,000 experts.

Established 8 transnational technology transfer platforms for ASEAN, South Asia, Arab countries, Central Asia, Central and Eastern European countries, Africa, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and Latin America, and established a "Technology Transfer South-South Cooperation Center" under the South-South framework of the United Nations, basically taking shape "Belt and Road" technology transfer network.

The "Belt and Road" International Scientific Organization Alliance led by China has 67 member units.

　　In terms of foreign scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges, China Research has established a global scientific research fund to promote global knowledge sharing.

Actively support foreign experts to lead or participate in Chinese science and technology plans.

Since the establishment of the key research and development plan in 2015, a large number of foreign scientists have been attracted to serve as project or subject leaders.

Encourage scientific research institutions, universities, enterprises, and localities to actively carry out foreign cooperation. In 2021, the number of Chinese and foreign co-authored scientific and technological papers will reach 183,000, with partners from 169 countries, an increase of more than 1.5 times compared to 71,000 in 2015.

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