Intl forum focusing on youth innovation kicks off in Guizhou

The China-ASEAN Xishan Forum focuses on the environment and sustainable development. [Photo provided by Guizhou Pictorial]

The 2022 China-ASEAN Xishan Forum was held in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province. As a major forum of the 2022 China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week, it attracted more than 1,400 graduate students from across the world.

Among them, 85 graduate students will give academic presentations at four sub-forums to share their latest research achievements.

The four sub-forums will focus on big data, green pesticides, ecological civilization, and international and regional studies. They are expected to explore the integration of sustainable development with rural vitalization through trans-university, trans-region and trans-disciplinary exchanges.

Song Baoan, president of Guizhou University, addressed at the opening ceremony and said that as globalization has been obstructed and the pandemic is still ongoing, the only way for China and ASEAN to realize mutual development is sharing and exchanging.

Hou Zhengmeng, professor of Clausthal University of Technology, said that the China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week has contributed to education, cultural exchanges and friendly relations between China and ASEAN.

The forum gathers experts and students from all over the world to share their achievements in ecological civilization construction and environmental protection, which will enhance understanding and mutual trust between China and ASEAN, Hou said.