On 16 August 2026, Counsellor Wan Degang attended the Seminar on China-Sweden and China-EU Innovation Cooperation under the New Landscape, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Sweden, and delivered remarks. Mr. Cui Yuting, Counsellor in charge of science and technology affairs at the Embassy, as well as more than 80 representatives from the Chinese and Swedish scientific, technological and business communities, attended the event. 

Counsellor Wan Degang noted that China and Sweden have great potential for cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, green transition and sustainable development. China’s 15th Five-Year Plan provides broad new opportunities for the two countries to expand and deepen exchanges and cooperation in science and technology. He expressed the hope that the scientific, technological and business communities of both sides would engage in active exchanges and mutual learning, and open a new chapter of win-win cooperation between China and Sweden.

Counsellor Cui Yuting gave a thematic presentation. Participants actively engaged in the discussions. They expressed confidence in the prospects for bilateral cooperation in such areas as life sciences and health, green transition and “AI+”, and expressed their willingness to expand cooperation, pursue common development and bring greater well-being to people around the world.