On October 18, the Fifth China-Oregon Forum on Climate Change and Sustainability was successfully held. The forum was attended by Liu Zhenmin, China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change; Wang Baoyu, Vice Mayor of Tianjin; Wang Jinfu, Vice Governor of Fujian Province; Zhang Jianmin, Chinese Consul General in San Francisco; Rob Wagner, Oregon State Senate President; and experts and scholars from Tianjin, Fujian, and Oregon.

Special Envoy Liu and other Chinese representatives emphasized in their remarks that China attaches great importance to sustainable development and climate change response and that the green, low-carbon, and pragmatic cooperation between Chinese provinces and U.S. states has set an example of effective partnership. The Chinese representatives expressed hope that both sides work together to contribute to the global effort on climate change.

Consul General Zhang stated that the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco stands ready to continue serving as a bridge to promote friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and U.S. at sub-national level in climate change and other fields. Senate President Wagner said that Oregon will continue to support clean technologies and renewable energy, and expressed the wish to further strengthen people-to-people exchanges and build on the bonds of friendship between the two sides.

The forum also featured a signing ceremony for the Tianjin Declaration on Clean Technology and Sustainable Development, as well as two thematic sub-forums: ‘Clean Technology and Renewable Energy’ and ‘Environmental Protection and Climate Smart Agriculture’.