Cao Jianming, vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, speaks at the Celebration of International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)'s 25th Anniversary and the Second Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress in Beijing, Nov 7, 2022. [Photo provided by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration]

Cao Jianming, vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attended the Celebration of International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)'s 25th Anniversary and the Second Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress in Beijing, on Nov 7.

Cao said that the Chinese government has always attached great importance to the development of bamboo and rattan.

He mentioned that China and the INBAR decided to jointly launch the Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic Initiative in June to reduce plastic pollution and respond to climate change.

As the host of the INBAR, China will continue to provide strong support for the organization, work with member countries to further strengthen the cultivation, conservation and utilization of bamboo and rattan resources, and advance the implementation of the initiative, Cao said.

More efforts will be made to enhance scientific and technological innovation, deepen international cooperation and exchanges, and give full play to the ecological, economic, social and cultural benefits of bamboo and rattan in making the world clean and beautiful, according to Cao.