The Silk Road on Fingertips-2023 Silk Road Women's Forum Held in Xi'an

On the afternoon of November 16, the "Silk Road on Fingertips-2023 Silk Road Women's Forum", hosted by the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) and the Shaanxi Provincial Government, and organized by the Shaanxi Women's Federation and the Shaanxi People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Lin Yi, Vice President and Secretary of the Secretariat of the ACWF, and Zhang Xiaoguang, Vice-chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered speeches. Wang Yu'e, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of the Shaanxi Women's Federation, presided over the opening ceremony of the forum.

Group photo of guests for Silk Road Women's Forum on-site

This forum is one of the important events of the 7th Silk Road International Expo and is also a grand event to further strengthen women's exchanges and promote practical cooperation. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), more than 150 guests from China's BRI partner countries gathered under the theme of "Pool Women's Strength to Jointly Build the Belt and Road". Through keynote speeches, field visits, on-site demonstrations, etc., they exchanged and displayed the vivid stories of women from various countries actively responding to the BRI and building a community of shared future for mankind. They promoted exchanges and cooperation among women from various countries, empowered women's development, stimulated women's potential, and helped the BRI to be stable and far-reaching.

Lin Yi, Vice President and Secretary of the Secretariat of the ACWF, delivering a speech

The forum set the theme of "Me and the 'Belt and Road'", inviting 8 female representatives from countries and regions along the Silk Road to share their vivid practices and achievements in political participation, economic development, cultural creation, etc., and jointly explore the new chapter of promoting women in the co-building countries to share opportunities, seek development, and achieve common prosperity together.

In the presence of the participants, the forum passed the "2023 Silk Road Women's Forum Initiative", contributing wisdom and strength to promote the comprehensive development of Silk Road women, and continuously promoting the higher quality development of the BRI.