2021 is an extraordinary year and a special year of great historical significance.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. The 100-year journey has been magnificent, and the birth and development of the Communist Party of China has profoundly changed the future and destiny of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, as well as the trend and pattern of world development.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of China's restoration of its lawful seat in the United Nations. Over the past 50 years, China's international status and voice have been significantly improved, and China's economic and social development has ushered in a new era.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO. Over the past 20 years, China's economic strength has increased significantly, which has promoted the rapid development of the world economy and trade. The world economy cannot be separated from China, and China's development cannot be separated from the world.
This year is the historical intersection of the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the "two centenary" goals, and has attracted worldwide attention.
Looking back on the past, how to look forward to the future? Study history to understand principles, study history to respect morality, study history to increase credit, and study history to practice. The "16-character policy" proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping has strengthened our determination and confidence in further promoting deepening reform and expanding opening up.
In the 20 years since joining the WTO, Qingdao has also developed a number of high-end manufacturing, smart home appliances, information technology and ocean transportation industry clusters, and cultivated well-know brands such as Haier, Hisense, Tsingtao Brewery, Qingdao Beverage, Qingdao Port, and CRRC Sifang and other leading enterprises. The annual China-EU Entrepreneurs Summit in Qingdao provides a reliable professional exchange platform for leaders of China-EU bilateral political and business circles, directly confronts the hot spots of China-EU economic cooperation, pays attention to the changing situation of international economic cooperation, and becomes a gathering place for Chinese-European entrepreneurs and political leaders to exchange visions. It is a grand meeting for insight, discussion and potential, and potential cooperation opportunities.
The 2021 Sino-International Young Entrepreneurs Summit, with the theme of "Going to the Stars and the Sea", is a youth sub-forum of the 2021 China-EU Entrepreneurs Summit, aiming to bring together Chinese and foreign young talents in Qingdao to discuss the reconstruction of current regional economic partnerships and the post-epidemic era. Under the international development strategy of entreprises, we look forward to Sino-foreign business innovation cooperation and promote bilateral inclusive economic growth; from the perspective of Chinese and foreign young talents, discuss the new trends and outlets of international youth employment and entrepreneurship, share the persistence and innovation of international youths in the face of corporate inheritance, and jointly think about how Chinese and foreign youths can link up with the domestic economy under the background of reshaping the globalization pattern, exploring the potential of Chinese and foreign youths to promote regional economic cooperation as a new force of non-governmental diplomacy and a vaguard of educational exchanges.
