Six EcoPartnerships named for 2014

Six new economic relationships, or EcoPartnerships, between entities in China and the United States have been designated for 2014, according to officials from both sides.

The signing ceremony will be held on Thursday as a prominent element of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Beijing.

The six EcoPartnerships include ties between Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission and the Port of Los Angeles; Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area and the Commerce Department of Philadelphia; Shenzhen Low-carbon Development Foundation and the Environmental Defense Fund; the Institute of Science and Technology for Development, Shandong, and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Harbin Electric Corp and GE; and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp and Sapphire Energy.

The EcoPartnership program is a collaborative effort between the two sides that was established in 2008 under the first S&ED talks.

lanlan@chinadaily.com.cn