Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

On June 20, the main event of the 2025 Yunnan International Friendship City Cooperation Week was held in Kunming.

On June 20, the main event of the 2025 Yunnan International Friendship City Cooperation Week with the theme of "Speaking Friendship and Promoting Cooperation" was held in Kunming.

Wang Yubo, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and governor, and Lu Xiangdong, vice president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, attended the main event and delivered speeches.

Wang Yubo attended and delivered a speech.

Wang Yubo welcomed the Chinese and foreign guests. He said that international friendly cities are an important channel to enhance people's friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote mutual learning among civilizations. We will thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's diplomatic thoughts and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection of Yunnan, jointly implement the "three major global initiatives" with everyone, enhance mutual trust and mutual learning, carry out "relative-style" exchanges and visits, and make the cornerstone of cooperation stronger; accelerate connectivity, accelerate the construction of the "Belt and Road" southward international land-sea channel, so as to make the distance between friendly cities closer; expand economic and trade exchanges, strengthen pragmatic cooperation in characteristic industries and other fields, so as to make the prospect of win-win results better; deepen exchanges and integration, promote multi-form cultural exchanges, make emotional connections tighter, and work together to write a new chapter in international friendly cities cooperation.
Lu Xiangdong said that international friendly city activities are an important part of China's bilateral relations with relevant countries. Over the years, Yunnan has achieved remarkable results in expanding the "International Friendship Circle". This cooperation week adopts the "International Friendship City +" model, strengthens exchanges and mutual learning through "Invite In" and will promote the long-term and stable friendly partnership between all friendly cities to fully transform the development achievements that benefit the people. The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries will work with you to better play the role of an important platform for international friendly cities and contribute greater strength to deepening the friendship between the Chinese and foreign peoples and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation.
In his speech, Cerrennadmeed, Governor of Houhangai Province of Mongolia, and Changan Sharula, Governor of West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, said that he would use the exchanges of friendly cities as a link to share development opportunities, deepen regional cooperation, promote trade, investment and cultural exchanges, promote complementary advantages and common prosperity, and effectively enhance the welfare of the people in friendly cities.

Cambodia's Vice Governor Kolonui, Mayor of Yangon City, Myanmar, Bo Tai, Minister of Economic Affairs of Yangon Province, Miao Min Aung, Deputy Mayor of Incheon City, South Korea, Popoview, Vice Chairman of the Timish Provincial Committee of Romania, Su Song Ben, Deputy Governor of Chiang Rai Prefecture, Thailand, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Laojie, Vietnam, Nguyen Chengsheng, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam-China Friendship Association, and other friendly provinces, prefectures and cities from 20 countries participated in the event. Xu Hao from Yunnan Province presided over.

Before the event, Wang Yubo met with representatives of foreign guests.