Brussels, 06/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Philippe Busquin arrived in China on Tuesday where he will stay till 11 April. to broaden EU-China relations and reinforce co-operation in science and technology. Space policy and nuclear fusion research, and in particular the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project, will top the agenda of meetings with Chinese authorities. A delegation of high-level European business and space sector executives will accompany the Commissioner on the visit. During the trip to China, Commissioner Busquin and China's Science and Technology Minister, Xu Guanhua, will sign a joint statement outlining their mutual commitment to furthering science and technology co-operation. They will also announce the creation of a leading high level group for EU/China space cooperation. Commissioner Busquin will also speak at Tsinghua University and make technical visits to joint research projects and facilities in Wuhan, Hebei, Nanjing and Shanghai. Commissioner Busquin will continue his Asian journey with a visit to South Korea on 12-13 April.