QINGDAO, July 3 (Xinhua) — The 2023 International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation, involving China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK), kicked off on Monday in Qingdao City, east China’s Shandong Province, highlighting future cooperation and exchanges among the many international locations.
Themed “Revitalizing Trilateral Cooperation in the Post-COVID Era: Communication, Connectivity, and Community,” this 12 months’s occasion is held offline for the primary time since 2020 as a result of COVID-19 affect, stated its organizer.
Cooperation among the many three international locations is significant to the peace and stability of Northeast Asia and is of nice significance to the prosperity and improvement of Asia and the world at giant, stated Ou Boqian, secretary-general of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS), through the opening ceremony.
China, Japan and the ROK account for a couple of fifth of the world’s inhabitants and 1 / 4 of the worldwide financial system. Strengthening trilateral cooperation is each a mission introduced to the three international locations by the instances and the expectation of the individuals of the three international locations, contributors on the discussion board stated.
This 12 months’s discussion board is co-hosted by the TCS, the China Public Diplomacy Association and the Qingdao municipal authorities.