Juncao is honored as China’s gift to the world. President Xi attaches great importance to the international cooperation in Juncao technology. When he was in Fujian, he introduced the Juncao technology to Papua New Guinea. After more than 20 years, Juncao has taken root in 106 countries and regions. It has played an important role in enhancing the development and well-being of the local people, craved a new path to increase job opportunities, eliminate poverty, and promote sustainable development, becoming one of the key projects of China to help developing countries achieve the sustainable development goals. 

 

 

The workshop is jointly hosted by the 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee and Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government and organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University. It is carried out in the form of classroom lectures, cultural experiences, on-site teaching and visits to introduce edible and medicinal mushrooms, the cultivation and management of Juncao grass, and the utilization of Juncao technology. The extensive use of Juncao technology in food security, ecological management and clean energy will be discussed to deepen the cooperation of members in promoting green development. The organizer will issue certificates of completion to the participants who attend the workshop. 

During the event, the guests will also visit Yantaishan Historic District, Shangxiahang Historic and Cultural District, Shipyard Museum and other places to learn more about the current economic and social development of Fuzhou, a famous national historic and cultural city. 

Du Weiguang, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government and Deputy Secretary General of the 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, pointed out that Fuzhou is among the first batch of coastal cities opening to the outside world with long history and unique marine culture. Fuzhou has yielded fruitful outcomes by adhering to the ideological essence of “Vision 3820” Strategic Plan and by making a grand development blue print to advance the construction of marine Fuzhou during the past thirty plus years. Since its unveiling as a result for people-to-people connectivity at the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2017, the 21st Century Maritime Cooperation Committee has become an important platform for maritime cooperation between countries and regions that jointly build the “Belt and Road Initiative” by actively organizing various brand activities of the Committee and deepening close contact and exchanges with its members.