Academician Li Jiayang, CAS vice president in charge of biological research, made an inspection tour to XTBG during November 1-2, in the company of officials from CAS Bureau of International Cooperation, Bureau of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, and Kunming Branch.

    Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, made a report entitled “Strategic thoughts on development of XTBG”, covering the analysis on status quo, thoughts on future development, advances in assistance in building up Cambodian National Botanical Garden and proposal for key laboratory at CAS level.

     Afterwards, Prof. Li Jiayang held talks with executives and principal scientists on such issues as talents cultivation, team building, development, research subjects, biodiversity conservation, and international cooperation.

     The vice president paid sincere tribute to XTBG staff for their hard work and selfless contributions in such a remote area, and fully recognized its rapid development over past years. In his summery speech, Academician Li encouraged XTBG to make good use of self actual conditions and advantages to build a world class botanical garden. He urged scientists here to focus more on studies of tropical plant diversity, development of strategic plant resources, and species conservation, etc. He pointed out that XTBG should make itself oriented to national development requirement and scientific development tendency.

    Academician Li Jiayang also visited laboratories, cultivation base of Jatropha curcas, experiment base in the limestone seasonal rainforest, and new research center under construction.