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CHINA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER Department of International Cooperation No.3 Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST)，P.R.China 2012 Hu sees major role for science President Hu Jintao focused on sectors that will play a major role in science and technology during a keynote speech in Tianjin on Tuesday to the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.? The academy, based in Italy, changed its name in 2004 from Third World Academy of Sciences. It is an umbrella organization for leaders in the science and technology field in developing countries.? Hu, in his address to the academy, highlighted the breakthrough potential for prime research fields, including biology, energy and space technology.? Hu pointed out that in 2006 China published a science and technology development plan plotting strategy up to 2020. This listed projects that will ensure China plays a leading role in the sector. China still faces challenges, especially in sustainability and tackling income disparity and that is why the economic development pattern must change. The targeted technologies will help in this endeavor.?Cooperation with other develop- ing countries was extremely valued, particularly in dealing with common problems such as the prevention of infectious diseases.? (Source: China Daily) Targets in the 12th Five-Year Plan Period By 2015, the countrys energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of the GDP will be reduced to 0.869 tons of coal equivalent (based on prices in 2005), which is 16 percent lower than the 1.034 tons of coal equivalent in 2010 and 32 percent lower than the 1.276 tons of coal equivalent in 2005. In the 12th Five-Year Plan period, 670 million tons of coal equivalent of energy will be saved. In 2015, the countrys chemical oxygen demand and emissions of carbon dioxide will be controlled at 23.48 million tons and 20.86 million tons, respectively, 8 percent lower than the 25.52 million tons and 22.68 million