China to support clean energy, biomed sectors -minister

BEIJING Dec 21 (Reuters) - China's government will list alternative energy, advanced materials and biomedical sectors as key industries to be supported in the next five-year plan for economic development, the industry minister said on Monday.

Li Yizhong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, made the comments at a work conference broadcast on the ministry's website.

The current five-year plan runs from 2006 to 2010. The government is expected to publish the plan for 2011-2015 sometime next year. (Reporting by Langi Chiang and Jason Subler; Editing by Ken Wills)