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May 16-31, 2000
RP,
China forge stronger S&T ties
by Rita T. dela Cruz
On the occassion of the 25th year of
diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China and
the state visit of Pres. Joseph Estrada, the two countries
recently signed the 12th Protocol of their Scientific
and Technological Cooperation in Beijing, China last
11 May 2000. This is an agreement aimed at strengthening
their scientific and technological cooperation through
joint R&D activities, trainign and technology transfer.
This endeavor forms a major foundation for mutual confidence
building by both countries.
This Protocol was the outcome of the 12th
Session of teh joint Committee on the RP-China S&T
Agreement. Twenty-two projects were approved for implementation
over the next two years. Fifteen of these projects involve
exchange visits, while seven are short-term study tour
projects. Two short-term tour projects were proposed
for impelementatio in teh Philippines, while five were
proposed for implementation in China.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and
the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are
involved in 20 of the projects - six short-term study
tour projects (two Chinese-proposed and four Philippine-proposed)
and 14 exchange visits. The Department of Health is
involved in one Philippine proposed short-term study
tour and one exchange visit. The Department of Forreign
Affairs (DFA) serves as the lead agency for teh Philippines
uner the S&T Agreement.
The two countries agreed that the sending
party shall finance the travel expenses of the study
group/experts. The receiving party, on the other hand,
shall subsidize for expenses incurred for food, accomodation,
emergency medical treatment and local transportation
of the visiting group. The Department of Foreign affairs
and the DOST for the Philippines and teh MOST for the
Chinese will be the communicaiton liaison offices. The
two countries will conduct the monitoring and evaluation
of the projects through exchange missions. This, to
ensure the smooth and effective implementation of the
approved projects. Both countries will draw up plans
on packaging the technology of the projects to encourage
cooperation in the fields of metrology and microelectronics.
The Joint Committe also reviewed the implementation
of scientific and technological cooperation programs
under the 11th Protocol. Of these 13 projects, eight
are already completed, five being short-term study tours
while three are exchange visits.
The 12th Session of the RP-China Joint
Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
was hled at the Ministry of Science and Technology in
Beijing. The 5-man Philippine delegation was headed
by Dr. Carol M. Yorobe, Asssitant Secretary for Policy
and Planning of DOST. While the 7-man Chinese delegation
was headed by Mr. Yuan Shuguang, Deputy Director-General,
department of Inetrnational Cooperation, MOST.
The 13th session of the Joint Committee
is tentatively set to be held in the Philippines in
2002. 
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RP,
China forge stronger S&T ties
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