Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Friday called for efforts to develop the country's forestry industry with a scientific approach.

Wang told a national meeting on forestry development which opened on Friday that science and technology should play a key role in forestry development.

The forestry industry should be restructured. Basic research should be stepped up to ensure ecological and resource security, he said.

Efforts must be made to make breakthroughs in key technologies and spread research results to wider applications, he added.

Wang also urged research institutes and business communities to strengthen cooperation to better utilize the research results. Endi

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