Youth from friendly cities gather in Yunnan to build a better future together
To promote the youth of friendly cities to perceive Yunnan, connect cooperation and plan development together,5Moon19—22On [day], jointly sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial Association for Foreign Friendship, the Youth League of Yunnan Province, and Yunnan University of Finance and Economics.2026"Friendship Cities United, Researching Yunnan" and the International Friend City Youth Entrepreneurs Face-to-Face Event were held in our province, with participants from the United States, France, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, etc.16A country's30More than a hundred young entrepreneurs as well as young people from friendly cities, students studying abroad, etc.500Over 100 people participated.
After the friendly city youth entrepreneurs arrived in Kunming, they innovatively held"Team Building" and "The First Class of the Camp", inviting experts from Yunnan University of Finance and Economics to promote and teach, in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, to promote the rapid integration of Yunnan's foreign youth entrepreneurs, and to deepen the understanding of China's national conditions and the advantages and opportunities of Yunnan Province's economic development, opening up cooperation.
At the ceremony, Yang Shaocheng, director of the Provincial Overseas Affairs Office and president of the Provincial Association of Friends of China, delivered a speech, and Peter Sineloni德, vice president of the Russian China Friendship Association·And्रjević, Secretary of the Youth League of Laos' Phonsali Province, Hou Phan Chan Thara; Deputy Secretary of the Youth League of Udomsai Province, Bun Mi Sali Bun; Dr. Musajji bin皮尼, Principal of the Muslim School in Dinu, Thailand; Xia Xingyun, Chief Technical Officer of the Makalu Group in Nepal; Malaysia.Earthlings Coffee WorkshopFounder Li Weiting and Li Yuqing, a Myanmar student from Yunnan West Science and Technology Normal University, delivered speeches.
During the visit, young entrepreneurs went to Kunming to explore the development path of the plateau's characteristic modern agriculture; went to Yuxi to feel the vigorous vitality brought by the innovation of industries such as green energy and biopharmaceuticals; went to Chuxiong to touch the warm pulse of non-heritage culture, witness the colorful, open, green and developing Yunnan, and perceive the real, three-dimensional and comprehensive China.
In face-to-face communication, young entrepreneurs from Yunnan and abroad gathered together,16Representatives of entrepreneurs around the "Belt and Road" (Golden Channel of the China-Laos Railway) Youth New Opportunities, Biodiversity and Green Sustainable Development,AIIssues such as empowerment and youth entrepreneurship, based on their respective industrial advantages, development resources and practical experience, share development concepts, discuss industry trends, exchange entrepreneurial experience, show the open and inclusive, pragmatic and enterprising, and cooperative and win-win style of modern youth entrepreneurs from different countries and different cultural backgrounds, and convey the beautiful vision of international friendly cities joining hands to cooperate and develop together.
Xia Xingyun, chief technology officer of the Nepal Makalu Group, said that China's powerful innovation and development, the powerful strength of technology empowerment, and the high-tech layout of the entire industry chain are amazing. Yunnan Province is full of infinite development opportunities and great potential for cooperation.
Liu Zhujiang, general manager of Korea Ando Culture Media (Sichuan) Co., Ltd., said that his first visit to Yunnan deeply felt the beautiful natural scenery and profound cultural charm. As a cultural creator overseas, he hopes to let more international users understand China and Yunnan with a more intimate and diverse perspective.
Myint Thu Khine, a young entrepreneur from Myanmar, said, 2025The annual Myanmar earthquake, the professional rescue team sent by China in the first time, is still moving, profoundly interpreting the goodwill and temperature of "people-to-people diplomacy". It is hoped that young entrepreneurs will promote friendship with their youthful strength and promote cooperation with their sense of responsibility.
Russian Apollo LLC, Deputy Director of Foreign Economic Activities Gusev·Nikita Mikhailovich said that the event has created a platform for dialogue, friendship and cooperation among young entrepreneurs from different countries, and hopes that young entrepreneurs will become participants in people-to-people diplomacy, disseminators of international friendship, and practitioners of mutually beneficial cooperation, laying a solid foundation for international relations.
Song Yaping, Vice President of Yunnan Youth Entrepreneurs Association and Chairman of Huaxia Mass Media, said that this event is not only a collision of ideas but also a hand-in-hand of friendship and a beginning of cooperation. She hopes that the youth entrepreneur partners can build a platform for exchanges, deepen mutual learning and mutual inspiration, promote resource sharing, strengthen pragmatic cooperation, inherit friendly feelings, build a solid foundation for cooperation, and strive to be the pioneers of cultural exchange between China and foreign countries and cultural tourism cooperation.
The event released the "Youth Entrepreneurs' Initiative of International Friendly Cities in Yunnan Province", proposing that youth entrepreneurs should become the leaders of youthful responsibility, the disseminators of mutual learning among civilizations, the pioneers of innovation and development, and the promoters of common prosperity, to co-construe youth-developing cities, and to inject youthful vitality into promoting friendship among Chinese and foreign youth and building a better future together.
5Moon21It happened to be the "International Tea Day". After the face-to-face communication, the teachers and students of Yunnan Open University also showed the traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage program "Song Dynasty Tea Drinking", and the young entrepreneurs from outside Yunnan tasted the mellow tea and talked about their cooperation intention.
This event breaks geographical boundaries, aiming toProvincial main venue+The "Provincial and Municipal Sub-venues" were launched simultaneously in Kunming and Qujing, Lincang, Pu'er, Banana, Chuxiong, Yuxi and other places, deepening the friendship between friendly cities through study and exchange, and condensing win-win cooperation through ideological collision. Next, the Provincial Foreign Friends Association will work with various places and departments to continuously improve the long-term mechanism for exchanges between Chinese and foreign youth, and carry out the "International Friendly City" regularly.+Related activities to allow more international youth friends to experience "There is a kind of life called Yunnan" on the spot and share "There is a kind of opportunity called Yunnan".





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