March 30 (China Daily) - The nation must keep pace with the world's economies in new energy adoption or the country will lag behind the world within a decade, said China's top energy official.

Speaking on the sidelines of the recently concluded annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), quoted US president Barack Obama's statement that "the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century".

"We should keep a close watch on the development of cutting-edge (new energy) technologies the world over and invest more to improve research and development capabilities," he said.

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