Chinese President Xi Jinping, mentioning UNESCO Beijing's International Youth Forum (IYF) on Creativity and Heritage at the Opening Ceremony of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
In China, UNESCO Beijing is exploring ways to motivate and work with the youth in China on sustainable development. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, UNESCO Beijing and theChinese National Commission for UNESCO co-organized the first, the second and the third International Youth Forum (IYF) on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads, in which youth delegates from China and countries along the Silk Roads discussed their involvement in protecting common heritage and promoting creativity industries.