From November 18th to 19th, the China International Friendship Cities Conference2024 was successfully held in Kunming. The Conference was co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, China International Friendship Cities Association, and the People's Government of Yunnan Province, and organized by Kunming Municipal People's Government. The theme of the conference was "Common Prosperity, Shared Future". Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and President of China International Friendship Cities Association, Emmanuel Sinzohagera,Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Burundi, Anouphab Tounalom, Party Sercretary of Vientiane and President of the Vientiane People's Council of LaosPeople's Democratic Republic, and Hatoyama Yukio, former Prime Minister of Japan, among other Chinese and foreign guests, attended the conference.

At the Sino-foreign Friendship Cities Award Ceremony, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China International Friendship Cities Association granted the "Outstanding Contribution Award for International Friendship Cities" to 10 cities including Shenyang, Chengdu, Fuzhou, Harbin, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Kunming, Nanchang, Urumqi and Wuhan, in recognition of their outstanding performance in carrying out the international friendship cities work.

At the parallel forum of the conference, representative from Shenyang made key introductions on the topic of "Green Urban Development Benefiting People's Livelihood and Welfare", focusing on Shenyang's vigorous construction of a park city with northern characteristics, the transformation from a model of equipment manufacturing in the era of industrial civilization to a pioneer of green, low-carbon and high-quality development in the era of ecological civilization, and the promotion of industrial transformation and upgrading through green, intelligent and high-end development. The representative proposed that Shenyang will continue to make efforts in strengthening technological innovation, enhancing public participation, deepening exchanges and cooperation in the future. Finally, proposalfor mutual green development as well as invitation of experiencing Shenyang's ice and snow industry were sent to domestic and foreign guests attending the conference.

The conference was attended by more than 700 guests, including 37 provincial and ministerial leaders, 74 mayors, deputy secretaries and deputy mayors from 66 provinces and states, 125 cities, 63 representatives of local government organizations and friendly organizations from 41 countries of five continents, as well as experts, scholars, enterprise and media representatives.