Vice-premier: China willing to share its science progress

China is willing to share its achievements in scientific innovation with other countries to improve the world economy and address international challenges, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said in London on Wednesday.

"We encourage and help foreign R&D institutions to take part in China's science and technology projects, actively participate in large-scale international research cooperation programs and welcome outstanding talent from all over the world including Britain to China's innovation and entrepreneurship," she said at the UK-China Science & Innovation Forum in London.

Liu, on an official visit to the United Kingdom, said China will import $8 trillion in goods and absorb $600 billion in foreign investment in the next five years, while the nation's total outbound investment will reach an accumulated $750 billion.