Magnus Breidne, whose Chinese name is Bai Ruinan, is Swedish. After serving as a Science and Innovation counselor of the Embassy of Sweden in China for seven years, Bai is now a deputy director of IVA (the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences). Bai may be in his 60s but is full of energy like those in their 40s with a radiant face and few wrinkles. Bai not only is a China hand, but also has a Chinese wife. He has convincing views on matters about China and Chinese people, and describes himself as half-Chinese.
When the author met Bai, he had just finished a study tour in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region; and accepted our interview to speak about his brandnew
insights into China and China’s cities.
“It is my fortune to meet with all sorts of Chinese people”
Whether as a Science and Innovation counselor of the Embassy of Sweden in China or now at IVA as a deputy director in charge of China-related affairs, Bai has made a great contribution to Sino-Swedish technical cooperation ranging from medical and health care, and information technology and communication, to renewable resources and environment protection. In addition, Bai has promoted bilateral academic relations as a visiting professor in many Chinese universities and institutes.
In a bid to introduce the Swedish experience of building an innovative country, Bai spoke at a seminar named “Innovations of City Drive Developments” at the China
Executive Leadership Academy of Pudong on May 17. After that, he led a team to the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) to promote bilateral cooperation in various
fields such as technical personnel exchanges, sustainable resources, environmentfriendly technologies, power from garbage and life sciences.
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