On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. On October 21, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees John L. Thornton and other U.S. delegates to the U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation. Wen said energy saving and environmental protection is a basic policy of China to achieve sustainable economic and social development as well as a major measure to cope with climate change. In recent years, China has made positive achievements in optimizing energy structure, pushing forward energy conservation and emission reduction and exploiting and utilizing clean and renewable energy. China will continue unremitting efforts in this regard. Wen said since China and the United States are both major energy producers and consumers, the two countries share common interests in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. He said bilateral cooperation in this area has strategic significance and broad prospect. Wen said the two sides should earnestly implement the agreement on the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework and give play to the role of relevant dialogue mechanisms. He called on the governments, enterprises and scientific research and academic institutions of both countries to join efforts in enhancing energy and environment cooperation. Such cooperation is important work and in the interests of both countries and the world. He said the two countries should advance cooperation in this area to bring benefit to mankind and future generations. The American guests made positive comments on the efforts that China has made in developing clean energy and addressing climate change. They expressed the hope that the two countries will set common targets and carry out constructive and practical cooperation. All parties should be mobilized to actively participate in this cause and push China-U.S. cooperation on clean energy and environmental protection to make even greater progress. Zheng Bijian, Chair of China Institute of Strategy and Management (CISM), and Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of the State Development and Reform Commission and Director General of National Energy Bureau, attended the meeting. |