On the morning of June 11, 2025, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang attended the opening ceremony of the second Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange in Chengdu and delivered a keynote speech.
Ding Xuexiang acknowledged that Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches nice significance to Belt and Road sci-tech exchanges and cooperation, and has proposed a collection of main initiatives and measures that present essential steering for advancing worldwide sci-tech innovation cooperation. China, along with all events, is working to constantly implement the Belt and Road science, know-how and innovation cooperation plans, construct a sci-tech bridge that brings the folks nearer, and type a community of innovation cooperation, injecting robust impetus into the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Ding Xuexiang emphasised that as the new spherical of sci-tech revolution and industrial transformation experiences in-depth growth, applied sciences similar to massive knowledge, cloud computing, and synthetic intelligence (AI) are absolutely empowering financial and social growth. However, the gaps in know-how, digital entry and AI are nonetheless widening, and some hegemonic, high-handed and bullying acts are inflicting big obstacles to international growth. He referred to as on all events to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, additional implement the International Science and Technology Cooperation Initiative, construct an innovation-driven, open and inclusive, truthful and equitable, universally useful and sustainable Belt and Road science, know-how and innovation neighborhood to carry prosperity to all, and promote sci-tech innovation to raised profit all humanity.
Ding Xuexiang proposed 4 options. First, additional strengthen open cooperation in sci-tech innovation, collectively discover new fashions of international sci-tech cooperation for mutual profit and win-win outcomes, help related analysis establishments, universities, enterprises, and suppose tanks from numerous international locations in establishing cooperative networks, and work collectively to sort out main sci-tech challenges. Second, additional promote the inclusive sharing of sci-tech achievements, uphold the growth of science for the profit of all regardless of borders, enormously improve the accessibility of science and know-how, successfully implement the Belt and Road Special Cooperation Program on Poverty Alleviation by Science and Technology, and be certain that the outcomes of sci-tech innovation higher profit all international locations, particularly these in the Global South. Third, additional increase sci-tech people-to-people exchanges, strengthen revolutionary partnerships, broadly perform numerous varieties of exchanges similar to mutual visits, scholar exchanges, technical coaching and educational conferences, and tighten the pleasant ties of sci-tech and instructional cooperation. Fourth, additional enhance the international science and know-how governance system, correctly handle potential rule conflicts, social dangers and moral challenges caused by sci-tech growth, oppose turning sci-tech cooperation into political and safety points, and promote sci-tech innovation to at all times develop in a route that’s conducive to the progress of human civilization.
Vice President of Iran Hossein Afshin, First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Ramatov Achilbay Jumaniyazovich, and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia Marina Ragus attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches, whereas United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology Amandeep Singh Gill delivered a video handle.
This convention was co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and different departments, the People’s Government of Sichuan Province, and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government. Approximately 1,500 folks, together with home and overseas sci-tech personnel, enterprise leaders, authorities officers, and representatives of worldwide organizations, attended the opening ceremony.