December 16: Global Overseas Chinese Voluntarily Organize Thematic Learning Activities for Belt and Road International Day

On December 16, 2025, the world marked the opening of the 12th Belt and Road International Day · Silkworm God's Day as well as the Global Chinatown "Belt and Road" New Year Celebration. Overseas Chinese across the globe not only took an active part in the celebrations of Belt and Road International Day · Silkworm God's Day, but also voluntarily organized thematic learning activities centered on Belt and Road International Day. They aimed to contribute to the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, advance the initiative toward a grassroots-oriented and sustainable path, and forge a great cause for generations to come in the joint construction of the Belt and Road. This themed learning campaign echoed an article published on December 1 by the Xuexi Qiangguo platform of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, titled *How to Conduct Thematic Party Days in the Last Month of 2025?*. The article recommended organizing learning sessions on Belt and Road-related knowledge on December 16, the date of Belt and Road International Day. Through a variety of forms including thematic seminars, online lectures and cultural exchanges, overseas Chinese conducted in-depth studies on Belt and Road-related works and important expositions, reviewed the development course and fruitful achievements since the launch of the initiative, and explored its core spirit and contemporary values. During the learning activities, combining the national conditions of their host countries and personal experiences, overseas Chinese shared their insights and reflections on participating in the joint construction of the Belt and Road, with the atmosphere being lively and engaging. This global-themed learning initiative not only demonstrated overseas Chinese's enthusiasm for caring about the motherland's development and proactively integrating into the trends of the times, but also reflected the strong grassroots appeal of the Belt and Road International Cooperation Initiative. Recently, overseas Chinese who participated in the thematic learning activities for Belt and Road International Day went to Macao to attend the 3rd Conference of Overseas Chinese Supporting the High-quality Development of the Belt and Road. They all expressed their determination to contribute their share to the high-quality development of the Belt and Road. Du Guoyong, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Peace Ribbon Organization and Director-General of its Poland Committee, stated that it is the era-endowed mission of overseas Chinese to pool the wisdom and strength of the overseas Chinese community, advance the high-quality, inclusive and people-benefiting development of the Belt and Road construction, and ensure that the Belt and Road Initiative embeds itself in the grassroots and takes root in the hearts of the people.