Forestry sector to open further ( 2003-10-27 09:16) (China Daily)
China's forestry industry will open further to the outside world to meet
growing demand, a top forestry official said yesterday.
Lei Jiafu, vice-director of the administration, said that with the country's
annual demand for timber and wood-made products stands at more than 300 million
cubic metres, while its existing forests can only supply 60 per cent of that
demand.
According to Li Zujiao, director of the administration's economic development
research centre, China will consume 18.5 billion cubic metres of forest
resources in the next 50 years.
Such an amount is 1.6 times that of the total amount of the existing forest
resources in China, he said.
Lei said all parties from abroad are welcomed to take part in afforestation,
the forestry industry, forestry byproduct processing, and trading in forestry
products through various means.
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