The Opening Ceremony of the World Cold Region Ice and Snow Economy Conference was held in Changchun

　　On November 17th, the opening ceremony of the World Cold Region Ice and Snow Economy Conference and the high-level forum for international cooperation and development of the World Cold Region Ice and Snow Economy were held in Changchun. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wang Yong, attended the event and delivered a keynote speech. Jilin Provincial Party Secretary Jing Junhai delivered a speech. Miao Wei, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the Economic Commission, attended. Hu Yuting, Deputy Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Jilin Province, presided over the event.

　　Wang Yong warmly congratulated the successful hosting of the conference. He pointed out that the cold region ice and snow economy is an important lever and driving force for the economic development of countries and regions at high latitudes and altitudes worldwide.   The accelerated development of China's ice and snow economy will provide important opportunities and broad cooperation space for the development of ice and snow economies in cold regions around the world, and will also provide new momentum for global economic growth. China is willing to deepen exchanges with countries in the cold regions of the world, jointly build a partnership for economic cooperation in the cold regions, promote high-quality development of the cold regions' ice and snow industry, expand international scientific and technological innovation cooperation, and accelerate the construction of a harmonious and symbiotic life community between humans and nature.