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The Ministry of Science and Technology and the **Development and Reform Commission held a joint press conference recently to officially launch the \"International Science and Technology Cooperation Program for Renewable Energy and New Energy\", and identified the five key areas of \"new energy\" that will receive priority support in China. As planned, our country will give priority to developing international cooperation in renewable energy and new energy in five key areas: solar power generation and solar building integration, biomass fuels and biomass power generation, wind power generation, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and natural gas hydrates. At the same time, emphasis will be placed on conducting basic research, establishing industrialization models, aiming for large-scale application, implementing a \"go global\" strategy, promoting international exchanges and dialogue, and cultivating high-level talents. Last year, the number of international scientific and technical papers published in our country increased significantly, pushing the total count to second place in the world, right after the United States. Yesterday, the Institute of Science and Technology Information under the Ministry of Science and Technology released the latest statistics on Chinese scientific and technological papers: in 2006, China published 172,000 papers in major international scientific and technical journals and conferences, accounting for 8.4% of the total number of papers worldwide. “In rapidly evolving fields of science, many innovative ideas and concepts are often first shared at international academic conferences, serving as an important complement to journal articles. Conference papers reflect, to a certain extent, the frontiers of science and the latest research trends. ”Relevant officials stated that in 2006, Chinese science and technology professionals published 36,000 papers at major international conferences, accounting for 9% of the world’s total – a 15.8% increase compared to the previous year – pushing China to second place in the world. By 2006, China had filed a total of 4,418 patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Japanese Patent Office, and the European Patent Office, ranking 13th in the world.