On December 3, 2005, a China-UK grid seminar, co-sponsored by the project of high performance computer and the associated core software, an initiative under the National 863 Program and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), was convened in Beijing. Representatives from the Department of International Cooperation and the Department of High and New Technology, both under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the British Embassy in Beijing, and a UK delegation, and experts from the special project of high performance computer under the National 863 Program attended the seminar. 

Both sides shared the development of grid technology and applications in both countries. Eight speakers from the UK talked about a range of relating issues, including e-science policies and measures, e-science center, e-science engineering application, grid projects and applications, health information and IXI project, open OMII, information process of social sciences, and case studies of grid technology cooperation with China. Chinese representatives introduced applications of bioinformatics at CNGrid, virtual manufacturing applications, grid software GOS and collaborations with UK scientists. Both sides also had an in-depth discussion of technical and cooperative issues of common concern.