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Xinhua News Agency, Perth, Australia, August 15 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu and Qi Zijian) Barry Marshall, a famous Australian medical expert and Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, said on the 15th that the strong cooperation between Australia and China in science and technology has achieved impressive results and benefited both sides.

Marshall said at an event held by the Chinese Consulate General in Perth that Australia and China can continue to carry out scientific and technological cooperation on this basis to jointly address major challenges in various aspects such as health care and environmental sustainability, and create a better future for both countries and the world.

The event was held to celebrate Marshall's winning of the 2023 China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. He is the fifth Australian to receive the award.

Marshall said that this award is not only a personal honor for him, but also highlights the importance of cross-border cooperation in promoting innovation, sharing expertise and achieving scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit all mankind.

In 2005, Marshall and Australian pathologist Robin Warren jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of Helicobacter pylori and its role in diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcers. In recent years, Marshall has become a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

Stephen Dawson, Minister for Science of the Western Australian Government, said at the event that Marshall has been an advocate for promoting scientific cooperation and exchanges between China and Western Australia, and his work and the awards he has received will help inspire scientists from Australia and China to further strengthen cooperation.

Long Dingbin, the Chinese Consul General in Perth, said that Marshall had cooperated with China to set up the Helicobacter pylori and medical microecology academician workstations in Henan Province and Zhengzhou City as early as 2017 to provide diagnosis and treatment for local people. He is affectionately called the Chinese civilian doctor in China.

Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian sent a congratulatory letter to Marshall, saying that Marshall's award is a recognition of all Australian scientists who have long been committed to China-Australia scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation. The efforts and achievements of China and Australia in cultivating high-level patents and improving public health are a concrete manifestation of building a community with a shared future for mankind through scientific and technological cooperation. (End)