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UNDP Chief Values China?s Sustainable Development China had made great achieve- ments in sustainable development, and China?s experience can be shared with other developing countries, said Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). She made the remarks during her four-day official visit to China from May 16. Clark met with Premier Wen Jiabao to discuss the vital role that China will play in determining the success of the sustainable development agenda, as well as UNDP?s strengthened partnership with China. Earlier in 2010, Clark signed an agreement with Premier Wen which signaled out further strengthening South-South Cooperation and sharing China?s development experiences as one of her key priorities as UNDP Administrator. China has outlined plans to cut its carbon intensity by 40- 45 percent by 2020 and enhance its natural resources management. However, China still has a long way to go in realizing modernization. China will continue to open up to the world, conduct reforms and promote comprehensive, coordinated and sus- tainable development, Wen was quoted as saying by Xinhua News Agency, adding China is ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the UNDP. “China has enjoyed a period of tremendous growth and has learned many lessons along the way,” said Clark. “It is important that we work together to share these experiences in a way that is most beneficial to developing countries, and I have been encouraged by China?s willingness and commitment to do so,” she added. Clark also met with Xie Zhenhua, Vice-Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), in order to gain a better understanding of how UNDP can help promote balanced socio-economic development in China. Later, she attended the launch of the China-India Country Study on Low Carbon Development, a joint initiative that brings the National Development and Reform Commission of China and the Energy and Resource Institute