On 15 November 2021, the "2021 Xinjiang Development Forum", hostedorganized by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China(SCIO) and the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and hosted -organized by the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, the Center for International Communication Development under the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, Renmin University of China and Southwest University of Political Science & Law, was held in Beijing with the theme "The Shared Contribution of the Belt&Road Initiative and the Development of China Xinjiang"The Belt and Road Initiative and Development of Xinjiang". Jiang Jianguo, Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), AierElken Tuniyazi, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Acting Chairman of the People's Government of the Autonomous Region, Sabino Vaca Narvaja, Ambassador of Argentina to China, Kambao Ntawan, Ambassador of Laos to China, Zhang Donggang, Chairperson of the University CouncilSecretary of the Party Committee of Renmin University of China, and Lu Cairong, Deputy Director of the China International Publishing Group(CIPG), attended the opening ceremony of the Forum and delivered speeches. More than 110 Chinese and foreign ambassadors, government officials, experts and scholars, and media representatives from more than 30 countries and international organizations attended the main forum. CCTV news broadcast, China News Service, China Review, Beijing Daily APP and other media covered the forum and the three sub-forums on business and industry, culture and media, and academia. In the afternoon of the event, Renmin University of China hosted an academic sub-forum on the theme of "Enhancing Academic Exchanges and Building up Mutual Understanding", with Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of Chinathe( RDCY) and the Academic Association for International Cultural Exchange(AAICE) taking over the conference and inviting Chinese and foreign guests. Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), presided over the opening ceremony. Liu Yuanchun, VVice President of Renmin University of China, and Xu Guixiang, Press Spokesman, the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, delivered speeches respectively.

Liu Yuanchun said that the construction of "BRIOne Belt and One Road" adheres to the 16-word concept of peace and cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning and learning, and mutual benefit and sharing. Over the past eight years, the construction of BRI"One Belt and One Road" has been going deeper and deeper, and fruitful results have been achieved, with Xinjiang becoming the transportation hub and logistics distribution center of BRI"One Belt and One Road". Renmin University of China has always been concerned about the development of Xinjiang and has taken practical action to serve the construction of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Production and Construction Corps, and to carry out cultural exchanges and educational cooperation. It is hoped that the countries along the Silk Road can engage in deeper dialogue and exchanges, share their experiences in international and domestic issues, and work together to adhering the principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits under the "Belt and Road" Initiative.

Xu Guixiang analyzsed the current situation and future opportunities of Xinjiang's development from three aspects: the overall situation, the fundamental nature and the future development. He said that Xinjiang has always adhered to the people-centredcentered ideology and taken the people's aspiration for a better life as the goal of struggle, and all the work and policy measures in Xinjiang have been carried out and promoted in accordance with such a guiding ideology, and in practical terms have achieved remarkable results. Practice has proven that the benefits of stability are being unleashed and that multiple factors will bring vigorous development and strong momentum to Xinjiang. So from this perspective, as long as Xinjiang is stable, the prospects for development are immeasurable.

This was followed by keynote speeches by Dong Guanpeng, Vice President of China Public Relations Association, and Xing Guangcheng, Academic Committeeman, Director of Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Dong Guanpeng argued that the outside world needs to listen more to the voices from Xinjiang and to have a correct understanding of the development of Xinjiang. He stressed that foreigners should come to Xinjiang to listen to the voices of the people, not to the voices of politicians, because politicians and politics will not give the real answers in the end, but the real answers are the locals in Xinjiang, who will tell the outside world what is the real situation in Xinjiang with their own personal experiences. Xing Guangcheng analyzsed in detail the basic path for the construction of the core zone of the Silk Road Economic Belt in Xinjiang. He believes that the core zone of the Silk Road Economic Belt in Xinjiang has five orientations: a transport hub centre, a trade and logistics centre, a financial centre, a cultural, scientific and technological education centre, and a medical service centre, and that these five centres determine the future direction of development in Xinjiang. He believes that the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Central Asian region are highly interconnected, and for this reason, Xinjiang should strengthen and deepen cooperation with the Central Asian region and countries.

Host Wang Wen said that the issue of Xinjiang's development is very important, and that Xinjiang has made unprecedented achievements in economic and social development and improvement of people's livelihoods, with people's lives significantly improved and national unity more consolidated. In the face of the anti-China forces in the US and the West's manipulation of Xinjiang-related issues, we must maintain the optimism and self-confidence that "justice will prevail over evil", uphold an objective and impartial stance, and tell the Xinjiang story in a three-dimensional and comprehensive manner, so that more young generations around the world can understand the real Xinjiang objectively.

Wang Wen

The first panel discussion was held on the topic of "High-quality Development: The Belt and Road Initiative and Development of Xinjiang". Hu Biliang, Executive Dean of the Belt and Road School, Dean of Emerging Market Institute, Beijing Normal University, Karim Alwadi, Research Fellow of Center for Middle East and African Studies, Renmin University of China, Lv Wenli, Director of the Northern Frontier Research Office, Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies, CASS; Vice Director and Researcher of Xinjiang Think-tank office, Zoon Ahmed Khan, Researcher of Tsinghua University Belt and Road Strategic Research Institute; Young Scholar from Pakistan, Zhou Rong, Former Chief Correspondent of Wenhui Daily in Teheran, Chen Ruihua, Director of Research Center of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Kashgar University. And Wang Wen, Executive Director of the Chongyang Institute of Finance, Renmin University of China, moderated the session. The experts fully affirmed the development and progress of Xinjiang and hoped that all parties would strengthen all-round exchanges and cooperation with Xinjiang, share the opportunities brought by the "Belt and Road", and jointly contribute their wisdom and strength to promote the construction of the "Belt and Road" in a deeper and more practical way.

The second panel was an in-depth exchange of views on the topic "New Model for Human Civilization: International Cooperation and Academic Exchange". Nugrahadi Hendro Yuwono, First Secretary, Social and Cultural Section, Embassy of Indonesia in China, Ding Gang, Senior Editor of People's Daily, Marco Fernandes, Research fellow, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, Li Jianjun, Director of Editorial Department, Journal of Xinjiang Normal University, Cho Daeho, Ph.D of School of History, Renmin University of China and Tings Chak, Research fellow, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research spoke respectively. Zhang Xiaomeng, Deputy Director of International Office, Renmin University of China; Deputy Secretary General of the Academic Association for International Cultural Exchange (AAICE) presided. The experts agreed that Xinjiang can further deepen bilateral and multilateral academic exchanges and international cooperation with countries along the "Belt and Road", promote the development of higher education in Xinjiang, and strengthen humanistic exchanges and people-to-people ties with other countries.

Officiating at the closing ceremony, Zhang Xiaomeng said that academic exchange and cooperation can play an important role in promoting consensus and strengthening cross-cultural understanding. In the future, there is much potential for academics to showcase the real China and Xinjiang, strengthen the "Belt and Road" construction and promote the building of a community of human destiny. She called for the courage to take up the "mission of scholars", to work together to build an academic and educational community, and to tell the story of Xinjiang and China together.

At the closing ceremony, Du Peng, Vice President of Renmin University of China and Vice President and Secretary General of the International Cultural Exchange Academic Alliance, and Zuo Feng, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Bureau of the State Council Information Office, made concluding remarks. He concluded that the ancient Silk Road has been revitalized by the cooperation of countries along the Belt and Road in the fields of culture and education, and that Xinjiang has once again moved to the "forefront" in witnessing the development of history, with unprecedented achievements. Xinjiang has achieved unprecedented success. Renmin University of China will actively develop in-depth cooperation with the Xinjiang region, explore the endogenous dynamics of cultural and educational cooperation, jointly explore innovative models of Chinese traditional culture, international cultural exchange and academic research cooperation mechanisms, and further deepen cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road, insisting on mutual learning and learning, common construction and sharing, and multilateral cooperation. We will also deepen our cooperation with other countries along the Belt and Road, insist on mutual learning and learning, mutual sharing and multilateral cooperation, and build a world of openness and prosperity for all.

Zuo Feng said the forum reached a consensus in three areas: firstly, the "Belt and Road" initiative not only brings development opportunities to China's Xinjiang, but also creates opportunities for the world to better understand China. Secondly, in promoting the process of building the Belt and Road, all countries should strengthen exchanges, deepen cooperation and learn from each other's civilizations. Thirdly, he fully affirmed the progress of Xinjiang's development and advocated an objective view of the issues related to Xinjiang, and opposed political manipulation and double standards. At the same time, he believed that in the face of the unprecedented changes of the century and the intertwined effects of the epidemic of the century, the Chinese government has always adhered to the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning and learning, mutual benefit and win-win situation, the concept of openness, greenness and connectivity, and the principles of mutual consultation, construction and sharing, and the promotion of high-quality "One Belt, One Road". To create a path of peace, prosperity, openness, innovation and civilization.

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