On March 26, 2025, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Mr Yin Hejun met with visiting Professor Barry J. Marshall from the University of Western Australia and his delegation in Beijing. Professor Marshall is the Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and winner of the Chinese Government Friendship Award and the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.

Minister Yin said that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of China-Australia relations. Over the past 40 years since the signing of the China-Australia Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, the cooperation results in the field of science and technology between the two countries are remarkable. The MOST of China supports scientists from the two countries to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation in a wider range and at a deeper level. It is expected that Professor Marshall will continue to strengthen cooperation with Chinese scientific research institutions and make greater contribution to promoting China-Australia scientific and technological cooperation and solving major scientific problems in the field of human health.

Professor Marshall introduced the extensive cooperation between his team and China in the field of Helicobacter Pylori, and expressed his willingness to work with outstanding scientific research institutions and researchers in China to promote medical progress and jointly respond to global health challenges.