The First Plenary Meeting in 2023 of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Yanqing District Committee and Plenary Meeting of the District Leading Group for Promoting Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges was recently held in Yanqing District. Yu Bo, Secretary of the CPC Yanqing District Committee, Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Head of the District Leading Group for Promoting Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges, presided over the meeting. Ye Dahua, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Yanqing District Committee and District Mayor of Yanqing, also attended the meeting.

The meeting conveyed the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and the Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Municipal Leading Group for Improving Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges.

The meeting emphasized the importance of the political guidance and leadership by the Party. It is crucial to serve the overall work of the Party and the country and support Beijing in improving its role as the center for international exchanges to see to it that the decisions and deployment of the central authorities on the external work and requirements on foreign affairs work of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee are fully implemented. To achieve these goals, Yanqing District should focus on such central work, strengthen efforts to incorporate the Five Key Initiatives for development into foreign-related work, and attach importance to the “1+4+1” green industrial system. Furthermore, the district should strengthen international cooperation and introduce high-quality projects, innovative technologies, and talents with practical skills.

The meeting emphasized the need for a more internationalized business environment to attract high-end international resources. The district should foster a brand with its distinctive characteristics. Leveraging the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports and Cultural Tourism Belt, the district should hold foreign-related activities up to high standards to showcase the results of its efforts in creating the most beautiful Winter Olympics city. More will be done to promote sister-city relationships and people-to-people exchanges to enhance Yanqing’s international reputation. Additionally, it is necessary to improve the work mechanism and responsibility system, conduct investigations and research, identify obstacles and solve problems in implementing key tasks and projects, so as to continuously enhance the quality and efficiency of foreign affairs work.

At the meeting, the attendees deliberated on the work summary for 2022, key tasks for 2023, and the personnel adjustments for the District Leading Group for Promoting Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges.