According to Xinhua News from Beijing on the 17th of October, the opening ceremony of the 2019 ZGC Forum was held in Beijing on 17th October. President Xi Jinping delivered a congratulatory message to this conference.

Xi Jinping pointed out in his message that at present, the new round of scientific & technological revolution and industrial transformation are accelerating their evolution and innovative development, and a win-win cooperation is the general trend. China is willing to actively participate in global innovation and cooperation, share the fruits of innovation and development with other countries in the world, and jointly build a community of human destiny.

Xi Jinping stressed that Zhongguancun is striving to build a world-leading science and technology park and an upland of innovation. It is of great significance to hold the ZGC Forum to discuss cutting-edge science and technology and future industrial development trends, consult global innovation rules and governance, and promote all countries to share global innovation ideas and development concepts. It is hoped that the participants will have in-depth discussions and full exchanges, enhance consensus and promote cooperation, so that scientific and technological innovation can serve better the aspirations of people from all countries, giving them a better life and make positive contributions to the development of science and technology in the world.

The ZGC Forum was initiated in 2007 in order to promote communication, exchange, innovation and cooperation among the domestic and foreign scientists, and technological circles industry and since then, It has been held for ten sessions so far. The 2019 ZGC Forum was held in Beijing from October 16 to 18 with the theme of “Frontier Technology and Future Industries”. A total of 1,200 guests from the domestic and foreign industries were invited to attend.