Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI, delivered a welcome speech, in which he thanked ICC for its continuous support and appreciated the progress made in mutual cooperation.

During the symposium, Prof. CHEN Xiaodong, Director of Science and Technology Department of SARI, introduced SARI's construction progress, short-term and long-term plans, and talent development strategy regarding "Innovation 2020". Prof. HOU Xianglin, deputy Director of Science and Research Department of ICC, introduced ICC's current situation as well as its plans in both short and long run.

After the keynote speech, researchers from both sides conducted in-depth discussion around topics of common interests. Prof. CHEN Xiaoyuan, Director of Solar Energy Research and Development Center of SARI, Prof. PAN Wenhao, deputy director of Sustainable Technology Research Center of SARI, Prof. ZHU Zhihong from Clean Energy Technology Center and Prof. LIU Xiaohao from Low Carbon Energy Conversion Technology Center introduced their research topics. Prof. LI Wen, deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of coal conversion of ICC, Prof. WEI Wei, deputy Director of Green chemical laboratory shared views on projects of Sino-Australia Cooperation with SARI researchers. The two sides also discussed the issue of mechanism innovation during the discussion. After the symposium, the ICC delegation visited the construction site of CAS Pudong Science and Technology Park.