On January 24, vice president Wang Qishan and Israeli Prime Minister designate and foreign minister Rashid jointly chaired the fifth meeting of the China Israel Joint Committee on innovation and cooperation by video in Beijing. *** *** *** China and Israel are highly complementary in economic advantages. The essence of bilateral cooperation is mutual benefit and win-win results. The results of cooperation benefit the two peoples and are neither targeted nor subject to interference by third parties. Wang Qishan pointed out that at present, the world's century changing situation and century epidemic situation are intertwined and evolved, and the global economic recovery is bumpy and tortuous. This is an era that needs to work together to overcome difficulties, and calls for harmony but differences and a common destiny. We firmly believe that openness and cooperation are the right path, and genuine multilateralism is the historical trend. China has embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. It will unswervingly build a more rule-based, international and convenient business environment, accelerate the implementation of the innovation driven development strategy, promote the common opening-up of win-win cooperation, shared responsibility and cooperative governance, and promote the development of the global economy in a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win direction. Wang Qishan said that in the three years since the implementation of the China Israel innovation cooperation action plan (2018-2021), the two sides have strengthened innovation guidance and mechanism guarantee, deepened practical cooperation and promoted personnel exchanges. Bilateral relations and cooperation contents have continued to deepen, and the comprehensive partnership for innovation has entered a new stage. We should follow the spirit of the instructions of the two heads of state and view the important position of the China Israel Joint Committee on innovative cooperation mechanism in bilateral relations from a strategic perspective. It is hoped that the two sides will take the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to further emancipate their minds, work hard, explore and be pragmatic, enhance political mutual trust, expand people to people and cultural exchanges, promote the implementation of important consensus and major projects between the two sides, conclude the negotiation of free trade agreement within this year, strengthen the docking of innovative ideas and resources, and strengthen cooperation in vaccine and drug research and development, so as to make China Israel innovative cooperation in various fields flourish, To play a greater role in promoting the economic and social development of the two countries and enhancing the well-being of the people. Lapid said that deepening innovation cooperation is an important consensus of Israeli and Chinese leaders. Over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Israel China relations have enjoyed strong development momentum and fruitful innovative cooperation. Israel is willing to cooperate closely with China, give full play to the role of the Joint Committee and promote innovative cooperation between Israel and China to better benefit the two peoples. The meeting heard reports from relevant departments of the two countries on the progress of bilateral cooperation in the fields of science and technology, economy and trade, health, environmental protection, agriculture and transportation in the past three years and the objectives and measures of cooperation in the next stage. Wang Qishan and Lapid jointly signed the China Israel innovation cooperation action plan (2022-2024), witnessed the signing of seven cooperation agreements in the fields of science and technology, health, culture, environmental protection, clean energy and intellectual property rights, and jointly attended the launch ceremony of the concert for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel. (Xinhua News Agency)