On October 24, the 7th China-Belgium Science and Technology Exchange Symposium was held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Belgium Li Yan attended the event and delivered a speech.

Li Yan noted that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had successfully concluded in Beijing. The plenary session made top-level designs and strategic plans for China's development over the next five years, emphasizing the need to leverage the leading role of scientific and technological innovation to expand high-level opening-up and to share opportunities and achieve common development with countries around the world. China boasts the world's most complete industrial system, a vast market and abundant talent resources. It stands ready to work hand in hand with Belgium and more international partners to jointly build a global science and technology community and to create a better future.

The symposium, themed "AI for Life: China-Belgium Life Science Cooperation and the Future," brought together more than 100 representatives and experts from governments,universities, research institutions and enterprises of both China and Belgium.