Xinhua Agency, Xi'an, October 15 (Reporters Zhang Sijie and Li Yanan) The "Belt and Road" International Think Tank Cooperation Forum and the Second Silk Road (Xi'an) International Communication Conference opened in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province on the 15th. The theme of this forum was "High-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' to help modernize countries around the world". More than 300 diplomats, think tank experts, media reporters, etc. stationed in China from 50 countries conducted exchanges and discussions.

Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, said in his speech that with the vigorous development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", many exciting new changes have taken place at the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road. The new engine of "Innovating Shaanxi" has accelerated, and the new momentum of "Manufacturing Shaanxi" has accelerated, the construction of a new pattern of "Opening Shaanxi" has accelerated, the new atmosphere of "Cultural Shaanxi" has accelerated, and the new picture of "Beautiful Shaanxi" has accelerated. This year is the first year of the second "Golden Decade" for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". Shaanxi will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, and accelerate the creation of inland reform and opening up. Highlands, strive to write a new chapter in Shaanxi's China modernization drive. I hope that friends at home and abroad will pay attention to Shaanxi and promote Shaanxi, actively assist policy communication, facility connectivity, smooth trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds, and work together to promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and chairman of the "Belt and Road" International Think Tank Cooperation Committee, said in his speech that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" is a major decision made by China President Xi Jinping to deeply think about the future and destiny of mankind and promote win-win cooperation and common development between China and the world. Practice has proved that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" not only brings tangible benefits to countries around the world, but also makes positive contributions to solving global development problems and improving the global governance system, opening up a new path for mankind to jointly realize modernization. As the chairman unit of the "Belt and Road" International Think Tank Cooperation Committee, Xinhua Agency will work with domestic and foreign think tanks and media to demonstrate the "Belt and Road" initiative's promotion of world development and prosperity, exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations through higher-quality news reports and think tank research. The fruitful results have jointly gathered the strong synergy of jointly building the "Belt and Road" and implementing the eight actions.

This forum was co-sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Shaanxi Province People's Government. At the opening ceremony, the think tank report "Eight Actions Lay a Good Start for the New Decade of Joint Construction of the Belt and Road Initiative" was released globally in Chinese and English. During the forum, guests will visit many places in Shaanxi.