At the one-hour meeting with Miss Qiang, the CnDG team reviewed progress they have made in the past year and, in particular, what they are planning for future development as consistent contribution of China to the Gateway Foundation.

Formally launched on May 28, 2002 after one-year operation on trial, the China Development Gateway is developing smoothly with more content in both English and Chinese updated daily with some new technology adopted so as to have a closer link with the Global Development Gateway and other country gateways. What needs mentioning is that the World Bank financed project is taking a prominent role in promoting China's anti-poverty movement by producing news and feature on poverty relief and development.

Miss Qiang said that the World Bank side appreciated the effort and achievements made by the CnDG team through maintaining and enriching the website (www.chinagateway.com.cn). She also put forward some suggestions for CnDG to go further and faster in joining and contributing to projects that the Global Development Gateway advocated such as dgMarket and AIDA. Miss Qiang encouraged the CnDG team to enhance idea exchange with other country gateways so as to share information and experiences.

Also participating in the meeting was Mr. Liu Zhengrong, deputy director of the Internet Bureau of the State Council Information Office. Mr. Liu reaffirmed the government's support to the CnDG project, saying that it was really a model project of China-World Bank cooperation and will contribute a lot more to the cause of poverty relief and development in China through the use of Internet.

(China Development Gateway September 28, 2003)