Recently, it was learned from the Xi’an C & E Center (Secretariat of the Euro-Asia Economic Forum) that the 2021 Euro-Asia Economic Forum would be held in Xi’an in the second half of the year, and preparations had been carried out in an orderly manner. 2021 Euro-Asia Economic Forum will be a grand event under the settings where epidemic prevention and control has been normalized, China’s first centenary goal has been achieved in all respects, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s spirit of the important speech on the visit to Shaanxi Province has been thoroughly implemented, new development of Shaanxi’s western region has been speeding up continuously and the construction of Xi’an as a national central city has been accelerating. At this moment, distinguished guests from the political and business circles of Eurasian countries will gather in one hall to discuss common development.

The coming session is designed to “serve the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative, economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people exchanges among SCO countries, and promoting the development of the western region in the new era to form a new pattern.” Challenged by continuous slow-down of international economy, faster changing of world landscape and significant increase in global turbulence and risks, we will explain to Eurasian countries the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, consultation on an equal footing, solidarity and cooperation, promote practical cooperation in more fields and in a wider range, optimize industrial and supply chains, and contribute to the new dual circulations domestic and overseas, so as to achieve win-win outcomes for all. The success of the 2021 Euro-Asia Economic Forum is of great practical significance to serving national diplomacy, promoting regional economic development, driving Shaanxi to deep integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative, taking a leading position in reform and opening-up of inland China, and enhancing the internationalization of Xi’an.

   The Euro-Asia Economic Forum is a large-scale foreign-related institutional forum approved by the State Council, with SCO countries as the main body and embracing the vast Eurasian region. Launched in 2005 in Xi’an, the forum has witnessed eight successful sessions. Through extensive dialogue among political, business and academic circles, the forum has achieved fruitful results in promoting connectivity among countries along the “Belt and Road,” carrying out international cooperation on production capacity, and building investment and trade platforms. In March 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued Vision and Actions for Jointly Building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, explicitly positioning Euro-Asia Economic Forum as an important platform to drive the “Belt and Road” construction.

Lifting Xi’an to the leading position in reform and opening-up of inland China means opportunities, as well as responsibilities and commitment. Under the framework of jointly building the “Belt and Road,” Xi’an, as an important node, has been granted with new challenges and missions by history.

As the permanent venue of Euro-Asia Economic Forum, Xi’an is the main force in developing the western region with its superior location at the crossing of inland China. In 2020, Xi’an International Convention & Exhibition Center, the largest convention and exhibition complex in Northwest China, was completed in Chanba Ecological Area as an important engine of C & E economy and a new urban landmark of Xi’an, improving Xi’an's energy level and the carrying capacity of major international conferences, exhibitions, cultural exchanges and other activities. Xi’an will provide a comprehensive platform for conference, exhibition, exchange and trading for countries, regions and cities along the “Belt and Road” and become a “gateway to foreign countries” to serve Eurasian cooperation and exchange. It will contribute to Chin’s new round of high-level opening-up and actively serve the overall strategy of the country.

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech on the visit to Shaanxi Province and to run the Eurasian Economic Forum well, the Secretariat has actively investigated and learnt the preparatory mode of renowned forums and the latest international and domestic situations, and got in touch with relevant national ministries and commissions, international organizations, provincial and municipal departments, development zones, and organizations to solicit opinions and suggestions from all parties. The Secretariat has put forward a preliminary scheme based on the opinions and suggestions of all parties.

“A successful conference will illumine a city.” Based on holding a high-level forum, Xi’an will attract and introduce more high-end international conferences and exhibition to station the city. While serving the country’s overall diplomacy, Xi’an will continue to improve urban internationalization, promote the construction of a national central city, strive to build a regional core area of C & E economy, and drive C & E industry in Xi’an and even the northwest China, sparing no effort to build a globally-known C & E city on the “Belt and Road.”