2023 International Youth Exchange Conference Opened in Shandong, Establishing a Sino foreign Youth Exchange Platform

2023 International Youth Exchange Conference Opened in Shandong, Establishing a Sino foreign Youth Exchange Platform

Jinan, China News Agency, July 7 (Lv Yan) - The 2023 International Youth Exchange Conference opened on July 7 in Jinan, Shandong, attracting more than 1000 young representatives from 85 countries and regions to participate. It has established an international platform to encourage youth dialogue, promote youth exchange, and disseminate youth voices, promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign youth.

Yang Zhen, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stated that the focus of this international youth exchange conference is on "sharing the future", which aims to build an international platform that encourages youth dialogue, promotes youth exchanges, disseminates youth voices, enlightens youth wisdom, and inspires youth growth. This will enable young friends to learn from each other, exchange and cooperate within a multilateral framework, and enable youth to promote peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy The role of a new force in the common value of freedom for all mankind, working together to create a better tomorrow for the world.

Peter O'Neill, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, said that at present, the world is facing unprecedented common challenges. We need to better address these challenges through cross-cultural exchanges and learning. We need to contact each other, discuss issues of common concern, respect each other, and understand each other's needs and aspirations. I encourage every young person to understand different cultures and contribute to world peace, prosperity, and cooperation

"Encourage African young and middle-aged people to strengthen cultural exchanges and understand each other's culture, language and history." Xie Shengwen, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to China, said that it is necessary to strengthen education and skills exchanges between South Africa and Chinese educational institutions, strengthen technical and vocational training exchanges between young people, strengthen youth employment experience exchanges between South African enterprises and Chinese enterprises, and enhance the employability and skills of South African youth.

Chinese youth in the new era are willing to work together with young people from various countries to advocate for the concept of prioritizing youth development and promote international cooperation in youth development. "Xu Xiao, Executive Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth League and Vice Chairman of the All China Youth Federation, stated that the All China Youth Federation is committed to building a bridge for exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign youth, and will continue to strengthen cooperation with youth institutions and organizations from various countries to contribute to global development for youth The world jointly promotes youth development and builds a Open platform.

Li Xikui, Vice President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, believes that young people have tremendous energy in promoting innovative development and solving the problems facing the modern world. The association will continue to strengthen international cultural and cultural exchanges and cooperation, build a global platform for dialogue among civilizations, enrich communication content, expand cooperation channels, and build a bridge for people and people from all over the world to know and get to know each other through cultural exchange and mutual learning and practical cooperation, tightening the bond of win-win cooperation and common development between countries.

"The future of the world is related to the future and destiny of young people in all countries, and also depends on the hard work of young people in all countries." Wang Yaping, Vice President of the All-China Youth Federation and a super astronaut of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, said that in the face of changes in the world, times and history, young people should unite and work together to meet common challenges in the world with their youth's initiative and creativity, Injecting one's own youthful energy into promoting the common values of all humanity and global development and progress.

Shandong will make every effort to cultivate a fertile land for development, allowing young people to pursue their youthful dreams on the land of Qilu. "Lin Wu, Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress of the Communist Party of China, said that the province will host activities such as the Yellow River Bay International Youth Economic Forum, expand and amplify the effect of the Youth Entrepreneurs Innovation and Development Summit, promote more youth innovation and entrepreneurship projects to be implemented in Shandong, and deepen the construction of a youth friendly city for development, Carry out projects such as "Capacity Building for Sustainable Development of Youth in Developing Countries" to create a favorable environment for the growth and success of young people.

Source: China News Network