The 5th China-Brazil meeting on earth resources satellite was convened on June 3, 2008 at

the Brazilian Space Institute, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of space cooperation

between the two countries, review the work progresses of both earth resources satellites

III and IV, and discuss the upcoming cooperation events, including satellite V and VI in the

series. Both parties signed a summary report at the end of the meeting. Heads of space

technology institutes in both countries expressed their thanks to the scientists who have

made contributions to the project, hoping more collaborations in next 20 years and more.

Both parties thought highly of the project as a role model for South-South S&T cooperation,

and aired their satisfactions to the results achieved at the meeting, expecting more fruitful

cooperation in the future.