Tianjin and Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture Sign Environmental Cooperation Memorandum to Promote the Establishment of a 'Joint Sino-Japanese (International) TEDA Low Carbon Cooperation Model Area'

TIANJIN, China, July 2, 2010 - On June 22nd, during his visit in Japan, Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo met
with Masaru Hashimoto, governor of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture, at the Hotel
Okura Tokyo, where the two signed the "Memorandum on the Environmental
Cooperation between the Tianjin Municipality of the People's Republic of
China and Ibaraki Prefecture of the Nation of Japan."

Tianjin and Japan have already established a solid foundation for
cooperation in matters of environmental protection over the course of their
long history of working together. The cooperation between the Tianjin
Economic-Technological Development Area and Ibaraki prefecture was yet
another addition to the 2009 framework for Sino-Japanese cooperation in
environmental protection. Additionally, with the active promotion of the two
countries' leaders and relevant departments, the city of Tianjin and Ibaraki
prefecture have signed this environmental protection cooperation agreement,
which symbolizes the beginning of a new era in history for cooperation
between Tianjin and Japan on environmental matters. The establishment of a
"Joint Sino-Japanese (International) TEDA Low Carbon Cooperation Model Area"
in the Development Area is also well underway thanks to the full and
comprehensive support of the two parties' governments.

The city of Tsukuba, located in Ibaraki prefecture, is home to the
largest national science and technology organization in Japan, and it is a
leader among other districts, especially in the research, development,
popularization and application of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly
technologies. In addition, the enterprises of Ibaraki prefecture, located
mainly in the city of Hitachi and the Kashima Industrial Zone, have
accumulated a wealth of experience as they have striven for many years to
research and develop industrial energy-saving and environmentally-friendly
technology. This cooperation between Tianjin and Ibaraki prefecture will
leverage Japan's experience to make TEDA China's most cutting-edge low carbon
economic area.

Wang Qian, +86-22-2520-1567, wangqian at teda.gov.cn