Chinese State Councilor Hua Jianmin said on Monday that China should insist on relying on the development of science and technology to fight the highly pathogenic bird flu more effectively.

Addressing a symposium on the prevention and control of the bird flu, Hua said China should fully understand the difficulty and complexity of the process of bird flu prevention and control, while technologies should play a key role in safeguarding the Chinese people's health as well as the healthy development of the country's poultry industry.

He urged the country's scientists to incessantly enhance their research so as to provide a stronger and more effective support for the battle against the bird flu.

"Governments at all levels should also step up their efforts to support scientific researches relating to the prevention and control of the bird flu," he added.

Source: Xinhua