Vice Minister of Land and Resources Wang Min Nov. 16 at the China International Mining Conference, said China encourages foreign investment in mining.
According to him, the current foreign investment in China a total of 795 exploration and mining rights. To further strengthen cooperation, Ministry of Land and development "to support the field of geology and mineral resources of opening up a number of opinions", and increased foreign investment and encouraging domestic enterprises to develop mineral resources in offshore exploration policy support.
In this regard, a large foreign mining companies in China, head of China told the "Business News", and last year the government officials at the China International Mining Conference to speak on the comparison, the Department of Homeland position this year that the mining sector to foreign investment in China investment has changed from last year's "expansion of mining international cooperation" to this year's "to encourage foreign investment in mining."
According to Xinhua, Hu Jintao, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, sent a letter to 2009 China International Mining Conference, said that China will be based on the domestic, Jiatai geological prospecting efforts; adhere to open and expand international cooperation in mining.
