On the morning of November 29, the 60th Anniversary of China - Laos Diplomatic Relations and the 2021 China - ASEAN Education Exchange Week Vocational Education Forum was held in Tongren, Guizhou. Hundreds of leaders, experts, and scholars from China and foreign countries attended the event online and offline. Chen Xiaolu, Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Leshan Vocational and Technical College, Deputy Director Deng Panpan, deputy directors of various departments, and relevant staff members participated in the online meeting.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of China - Laos diplomatic relations and the China - Laos Friendship Year, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the dialogue relationship between China and ASEAN, and the 13th anniversary of the China - ASEAN Education Exchange Week. The forum is not only a reflection of the achievements made in China - ASEAN education exchanges over the past 13 years but also meets expectations for future development. It is a concrete manifestation of serving the "Belt and Road" Initiative, a necessity for promoting high - quality development at Leshan Vocational and Technical College, and an important opportunity to further build consensus and promote cooperation.

The forum was co - hosted by the Guizhou Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, the Lao Consulate General in Changsha, and the Secretariat of the China - ASEAN Education Exchange Week Organizing Committee. It was themed "Building the 'Belt and Road' Together and Innovating Vocational Education Development." Participants discussed friendly cooperation between China and Laos and explored integrated, interactive development and educational exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, fully implementing the national "Belt and Road" construction initiative.

Attending the event online and offline were Yu Yougen, Deputy Secretary - General of the China Education Association for International Exchange; Kamphone Insixiengmai, Lao Ambassador to China; Saykham Phanthavong, Deputy Director - General of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports; Wang Hui, Member of the Party Group of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Education and Chairman of the Provincial Education Trade Union; Jiang Hong, Member of the Party Group of the Guizhou Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and Full - time Vice President of the Provincial Friendship Association; Yang Yun, Vice Mayor of Tongren Municipal People's Government; Bounthong Inthavong, Lao Consul General in Changsha; heads of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports, the Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the Lao - China Friendship Association; leaders of the Secretariat of the China - ASEAN Education Exchange Week Organizing Committee, the Guizhou Provincial Education International Exchange Association, the Tongren Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, and the Tongren Municipal Education Bureau; and leaders, experts, and scholars from 45 universities in China, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand.