On 17 October, Dr. Li Yaozhong, head of the WAAS China office (Shinong Linghang Technology R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd.), met with Mr. Li Zhiyong, Vice President of the Macao International Economic and Trade Culture Promotion Association, and his delegation visiting Beijing.

The two sides held in-depth consultations on major topics including the cross-border transformation of agricultural scientific and technological achievements, the coordinated agricultural development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, agriculture-related economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges in agricultural science.

They conducted full discussions and reached a consensus on building a long-term cooperation framework and planning practical cooperation projects. Going forward, the two sides will establish a regular communication and coordination mechanism in areas such as green agricultural technology cooperation, the matching and implementation of agriculture-related projects, the joint training of professional talent, and agricultural science popularization and cultural exchange, actively identifying points of convergence for cooperation.