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Clean energy a major area of co-op with US

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-25 10:34

BEIJING - Clean energy projects, specifically new energy vehicles, energy-efficient construction and clean coal technology, are the key areas of science cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the United States, a Chinese official said here on Monday.

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According to a new agreement between the two countries, they will invest in joint laboratories, and support research in related areas, Cao Jianlin, vice minister of science and technology of 皇冠体育app, told a news briefing on the second 皇冠体育app-US Strategic and Economic Dialogues.

"Both 皇冠体育app and the US are the major car production and consumption countries thus both seek to develop new energy vehicles," said Cao.

皇冠体育app is the biggest construction market in the world and a major coal consumption country, while the US is also eyeing energy conservation in construction and coal consumption, he said.

The US is a country with advanced technologies, and 皇冠体育app also has cutting-edge technologies regarding energy applications. The complementary cooperation between the two will benefit both Chinese and American people, Cao added.