Mr. Liikanen is visiting China at the invitation of Mr Xu Guanghua, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology. During his stay in Beijing (13-17 April), Mr. Liikanen inaugurated the EU-China Forum on Information Society, which constitutes the largest ever event on scientific and technological co-operation between the EU and China. With more than 700 European participants and 400 Chinese delegates, the Forum included a conference, an exhibition on European IT, and a co-operation agora to stimulate business to business contacts.
Le forum, auquel participaient 700 Européens et 400 Chinois, se composait d'une conférence, d'une exposition sur les TI européennes et une enceinte de coopération en vue de promouvoir les contacts entre entreprises.