At the invitation of the European Commission, Vice Minister Cao Jianlin of Science and Technology had a successful visit to the EU headquarters in Brussels from March 21 to 23. During the visit, he chaired the 1st Steering Committee Meeting on R&D Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, the 2nd meeting of the China-EU Dialogue on Information and Communication Technologies Research, and the 9th Steering Committee Meeting of China-EU Science and Technology Cooperation. He also held talks with Antonio Preto, Head of the Cabinet of Vice-President Antonio Tajani of the European Commission, and paid a visit to the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC).