Contributing about 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion dollars), or 10 percent of the project's total cost, Chinese researchers will be in charge of building components such as heating, diagnostic and remote maintenance equipment.

　　ITER is the hope for mankind to meet future energy demands, which is both encouraging and challenging, said Wu, adding that China will continue to support the project as what it has done in the past.

　　France is the first leg of Wu's three-nation Europe tour, which will also take him to Serbia and Switzerland.

　　Wu will attend the third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Gevena during his stay in Switzerland.