Zhao Shitang Meets with Jakob Stausholm, CEO of Rio Tinto

Zhao Shitang, Vice Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), held a meeting with Jakob Stausholm, Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto, in Beijing on March 24.

Zhao Shitang, Vice Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), holds a meeting with Jakob Stausholm, Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto, in Beijing on March 24. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Zhao said that this year is the 20th anniversary of the founding of SASAC and that Chinese central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have achieved sustained and healthy development and yielded fruitful results over the years.

He noted that Chinese central SOEs are committed to the realization of China's goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and to the development path of prioritizing ecological conservation and pursuing green and low-carbon development. He said that he hopes Rio Tinto will further strengthen its cooperation with Chinese central SOEs in green and low-carbon sectors.

Stausholm extended warm congratulations to SASAC on its 20th anniversary. He outlined Rio Tinto's development goals and business performance as well as its medium- and long-term targets concerning carbon reduction.

China is one of the most important markets for Rio Tinto, Stausholm stressed, adding that Rio Tinto will continue to maintain a healthy, sustainable and sound partnership with Chinese central SOEs.

(Executive editor: Hao Wen)