2019 "Dialogue · Suzhou"

On December 13th, the annual conference of 2019 "Dialogue·Suzhou" was held in the Dushu Lake Conference Center. In the context of the official announcement of the outline of the Yangtze River Delta regional integration development plan, several experts made the in-depth discussions on the topic of Suzhou Target Orientation and Strategic Thinking in the process of the Yangtze River Delta integration development, and actively suggested that Suzhou should develop itself in a high-quality way in the new era. The event is co-sponsored by Soochow University, Suzhou development and Reform Commission, Suzhou Federation of philosophy and Social Sciences, and organized by Soochow University Think Tank.

 



Several government and university leaders attended the event, including Lan Shaomin Member of Standing Committee of CPC Jiangsu, and Secretary of CPC Suzhou. Mayor Li Yaping of Suzhou Municipal Government, as well as the main leaders of Suzhou City and leaders of Soochow University. The conference was presided over by Professor Xiong Sidong of Soochow University.


 

Professor Jiang Yong from Soochow extended a warm welcome to all experts and leaders. He pointed out that Soochow University always insists on rooting in and serving Suzhou. In the past 119 years, there has been a close connection between the progress of Soochow University and the development of Suzhou, with the full support of successive municipal Party committees and municipal governments from Suzhou. The strategy of Integration Development of Famous Cities and Universities has effectively promoted the construction of high-level of Soochow University and the high-quality development of Suzhou. "Dialogue·Suzhou"  has acted as an important carrier of Integration and Development of Famous Cities and Schools has made a series of successful achievements.

 


On behalf of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, Lan Shaomin welcomed the experts. He said that Suzhou, as the center and the leading region of the Delta integration, is facing the opportunities of the Belt and Road, the Yangtze River economic belt, the Yangtze River Delta integration and other major national strategies, and undertakes the tasks given by the Free Trade Zone, the South Jiangsu Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, and the Modernization Pilot.   

 


Qu Jian, vice president of China Institute of comprehensive development, Hong Yinxing, former Secretary of the Party committee of Nanjing University, Wu Xiaohua, vice president of the Macroeconomic Research Institute of the national development, Zhang Zhongwei, deputy director of the Shanghai development, Li Xiaojiang, vice president of China Urban Planning Association, Zeng Gang, Dean of the Urban Development Research Institute of East China Normal University, distinguished professor of Soochow University and Fang Shinan, chief expert of Soochow University Think Tank jointly discussed the direction of development and strategy of Suzhou from various perspectives.

 


Soochow University attaches great importance to the annual "Dialogue·Suzhou"  event, and has invited well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad to provide good advice for Suzhou's high-quality development focusing on the hot issues of Suzhou. With the purpose of serving the development of Suzhou, the event has been successfully held for five times. It has been regarded as an instructive and significant event.