Chen Entian Inspects 12th Belt and Road International Day and Macao Workstation for "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations

 

December 23, 2025 marks the seventh day of the opening of the 12th Belt and Road International Day · Silkworm God's Day and the global Chinatown "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations. Chen Entian left Singapore and arrived in Macao to inspect the development of the "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations. He met with young student volunteers from the Macao Workstation for the "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations, expressing gratitude for their contributions to the rooting and growth of the Belt and Road International Day · Silkworm God's Day and the "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations in Macao.

Guided by the Belt and Road International Day · Silkworm God's Day, the "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations link five festivals including Christmas, New Year's Day, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival for joint celebrations, promoting cross-civilization exchanges and the integration of Eastern and Western festival cultures. Chen Entian focused on inspecting the organization of the festival activities and the creation of the atmosphere. He highly praised the volunteers for their selfless dedication and enthusiastic service, thanked them for their hard work in the Belt and Road International Day and the "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations, and encouraged the younger generation to continue to play a bridging role and inherit the Silk Road spirit.

During his stay in Macao, Chen Entian also met with important figures in Macao society such as Wu Zhiliang, Deputy Director of the Culture, History and Learning Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation. Chen Entian pointed out that Macao's civil society has given full play to its unique platform advantage of inclusive mutual learning between Eastern and Western cultures, and has actively acted and innovated under the background of the Belt and Road International Cooperation Initiative, making important contributions to inheriting and continuing the ancient sericulture civilization and promoting the spirit of the ancient Silk Road.

Chen Entian particularly mentioned that on the occasion of the 12th Belt and Road International Day and the global Chinatown "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government successfully held the first International Forum on Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, which yielded fruitful results and had far-reaching significance, opening a wonderful prelude to the Macao Station activities of this year's "Belt and Road" New Year Celebrations. He believed that Macao's practice has fully demonstrated the openness and inclusiveness of Chinese culture, as well as its unique value in promoting people-to-people bonds and civilizational dialogue under the Belt and Road Initiative.