As  one  of  the  contracting  parties  of  UN Convention  on  Biological  Diversity,  the Chinese  government attaches  great  im‐portance to the International Year of Bio‐diversity.  To  successfully  host  a  series  of activities for the whole year, China estab‐lished a National Committee for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, which is chaired by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, mem‐ber of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Commit‐tee, with members including leaders of 25 ministries  and  agencies  at  the national level