2019 Euro-Asia Economic Forum was held from September 10 to 12 in Xi’an, Shaanxi. Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua of the State Council attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. Vice President Li Huilai of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) attended the opening ceremony, the general meeting and related activities. Vice President Li Huilai also delivered a speech at the Euro-Asia Economic Forum Think-Tank Meeting.

Euro-Asia Economic Forum is an open and high-level international forum with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as the main body and facing the Eurasian region. The theme for this year’s forum is “the ‘Belt and Road’ construction: high-level cooperation and high-quality development”. More than 1,000 guests from 58 countries and regions participated in the forum.