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KIEV, Nov. 15-- The China-Ukraine Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) exhibition will be held in Kiev next week to present China's high-tech achievements over the recent years to the Ukrainian public. The STI exhibition, which is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, will run from Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 at the Kiev International Exhibition Center. More than 60 Chinese research institutions and enterprises will bring about 150 innovative projects to the exposition, making it the largest science and technology event co-organized by China and Ukraine so far. The exhibition is a part of the 2nd International forum on innovations titled "Innovative Market," which would gather together hundreds of businessmen, scientists, inventors and producers of leading innovative technologies. "I think this exhibition and this forum will be an impetus for our further cooperation with China. Besides, it will be a very powerful impetus for the scientific development of Ukraine, and for the development of innovations in Ukraine," Maksym Strikha, Ukraine's Deputy Education and Science Minister, told Xinhua during the presentation of the "Innovative Market" forum. Strikha has hailed China's recent achievements in science, technology and innovation, saying they set an example for other nations. "China has set an ambitious goal to become a leading science and tech power. Now, it appears that they will be able to achieve it. China is a leader in the science intensity of the economy, this country is growing at an incredible pace and doing everything to become a leader in the number of scientists... China is doing a lot for the presence of its science abroad. We have much to learn from China," Strikha emphasized. | 
