---On Oct 23, 2010, the 15th Annual
Convention of China SSC (South-South Cooperation) Network
which was sponsored by China International Center for
Economic & Technical Exchange of MOFCOM, organized
by South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange (SS-GATE)
was held in Shanghai. Senior Advisor of United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Ms. Liang
Dan and Director of Special Unit for South-South Cooperation
of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr.
Zhou Yiping were present at the meeting and delivered
important addresses. Assistant to the Director of China
International Center for Economic & Technical Exchange,
Mr. Zhao Yongli and President of South-South Global Assets
and Technology Exchange (SS-GATE), Mr. Lin Jian gave speeches
respectively. Deputy Division Chief from China International
Center for Economic & Technical Exchange, Ms. Zhang
Wei presided over the meeting and made an annual working
report of China SSC Network of 2010. About 60 representatives
from the member agencies of the network attended the meeting.
At the meeting, the member agencies
reported the work carried out in 2010 in the field of
south-south cooperation and offered suggestions on the
improvement of the network. Director of HRC Ms. Cheng
Xialei gave a report on the work that HRC has been conducting
in 2010, which includes: conducting SHP researches and
standardization work, organizing foreign-aid SHP training
workshops, successfully hosting SHP Technology Expo in
Macedonia and carrying out SHP technical consultation
and international trade and so on, among which Ms. Cheng
put emphasis on the internationalization of SHP norms
and expressed her vision that this item be listed in the
working program of China SSC Network. The proposal received
full recognition from Ms. Liang Dan, the Senior Advisor
of United Nations Industrial Development Organization
who added that Chinese enterprises must breach technical
barriers to enter into international market and expand
international trade.
Representatives participating in the
meeting also took part in the celebration of 65th anniversary
of the UN establishment in the Shanghai Expo on Oct 24.(2010-11-02)
