On March 21, the MOU between the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) and the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis (Swedish Analysis) was signed in Beijing by Ms Sun Lanlan, Director General of the International Cooperation Department of DRC and Mr. Dan Hjalmarsson, Director General of the Swedish Analysis. The signing of the MOU marks closer and more constant exchanges and cooperation between the two institutions in policy research on innovation, regional development and rural development.