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China, Japan start forum on energy saving cooperation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-05-29 14:58
China and Japan started a forum on energy saving Monday in Tokyo, aiming
to enhance the two countries's cooperation on energy efficiency and
environment protection.
At the opening of the forum, visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai
said China has set a goal of lowering energy consumption per unit of
gross domestic product by 20 percent by the end of 2010 as against 2005
levels.
"I expect this forum will form a basis for a win-win relationship between
industries of the two countries," he said.
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai said "Japan
survived two energy crises since the 1970s and has endeavored to build an
energy-saving and environmental-friendly society,"
Nikai hoped to share the experience with China and, by doing that,
construct new cooperative relations between the two countries. He briefed
on Japan's practice in lifting energy efficiency through law, taxation,
education, pricing system and others.
Japanese Environment Minister Yuriko Koike said Japan and China face
common environmental challenges and called for cooperation in various
areas.
The two countries signed several documents on energy saving cooperation
on Monday morning.
"Increasing exchanges on the (energy and environment) fields would open
new areas of cooperation for China and Japan and help forge new common
interests for the two countries," Wang Yi, Chinese Ambassador to Japan
said at the opening.
In times of difficulties of political ties, cooperation in energy and
environmental issues would "provide new momentum to the improvement of
Sino-Japanese relations," Wang added.
Some 780 government officials, business representatives and academics
from the two countries are taking part in the three-day forum.
Participants are to discuss on industrial sectors including steel,
automobiles, cement and fuel cell. The Chinese delegates will visit
Japanese power plants and recycling facilities to learn Japanese
experiences in increasing energy efficiency and conserving environment.
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