Recently, the 2025 Plenary Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee & the District Leading Group for Improving Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges was held. The meeting reviewed the 2025 work priorities and the 2024 annual work report of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, as well as the 2025 work priorities of the District Leading Group. The plenary also listened to Fengtai District’s performance in the 2024 monitoring and evaluation report on improving Beijing’s role as the center for international exchanges in and Fengtai District’s plan for official overseas visits in 2025. Wang Shaofeng, Secretary of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, and Head of the District Leading Group, presided over the meeting. Zhang Yanlin, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, Acting District Mayor, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, and First Deputy Head of the District Leading Group; and Jiang Dafeng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee, and Deputy Head of the District Leading Group, were present.
The meeting pointed out that the District should follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and fully implement the guiding principles established at the 20th CPC National Congress and the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Resolutely aligning with the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee on foreign affairs and work requirements of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, it should fully support the overall diplomatic endeavors of the country by continuously refining its work on improving Beijing’s role as the center for international exchanges. Proactive approaches should be adopted to integrate into the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with effective actions to serve regional high-quality economic development. It should also strengthen friendly communication activities with neighboring countries to enhance sister-city exchanges.
The meeting stressed that the District should fulfill the tasks outlined in the Guidelines for the Planning of Improving Beijing’s Role as the Center for International Exchanges, and continue to advance relevant tasks. It should intensify efforts to promote Fengtai’s investment opportunities and make greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign capital. It should accelerate the integrated development of the museum cluster in the southern section of Beijing Central Axis and Lize City Terminal, a comprehensive transportation hub. Efforts should be made to upgrade service and management on foreign-related work to build a high-quality international environment. Special initiatives to improve the language environment should also be implemented. Moreover, the District should continue to host influential international events to showcase Fengtai’s unique character and tell its story well.
The meeting also emphasized that the Party’s leadership over foreign affairs work should be strengthened, mandating the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Fengtai District Committee to improve its role in planning and coordinating foreign affairs work in the District, directing the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Fengtai District to provide rigorous guidance and oversight for all foreign-related activities, and requiring all member organizations to fulfill their due responsibilities with effective implementation of tasks.
