On November 5, 2024, the 7th China-Sweden Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation was held in Beijing. Mr. Dai Gang, Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and Dr. David Edvardsson, Director-General of the Division for Research Policy of the Ministry of Education and Research of Sweden jointly chaired the meeting. 

Mr. Dai Gang pointed out that since the signing of the agreement on science and technology cooperation between China and Sweden,  science and technology cooperation between China and Sweden has maintained stable development for a long time, and practical cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results. Looking towards the future, China is willing to work with Sweden to strengthen the alignment of science, technology and innovation policies, enrich practical cooperation, expand people-to-people exchanges in science and technology, and jointly address global challenges.

Dr. David Edvardsson spoke highly of the progress in science and technology cooperation between the two countries in recent years, introduced the relevant situation of Sweden’s science and technology policy, and emphasized the need to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation between the two sides in areas such as green development and carbon neutrality, life sciences, global health, and the transfer and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements.

At the meeting, representatives from both sides reviewed a series of pragmatic cooperation achievements in recent years, and conducted in-depth discussions on priority areas, models and agreements for future cooperation, reaching multiple consensus.

Representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Embassy in Sweden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Association for Science and Technology, China Science and Technology Exchange Center, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Center, Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21, Swedish Ministry of Education and Research, Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Swedish Embassy in Beijing, Swedish Research Council, Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, and IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute attended the meeting.