Themed "Working together to develop the innovation center into a model of BRICS cooperation," the International Symposium for BRICS Think Tanks 2021 was held in Xiamen on June 10th. The symposium was co-hosted by the China Council for BRICS Think Tank Cooperation(CCBTC) and Xiamen Municipal People’s Government, jointly organized by the Office of Xiamen Leading Group for BRICS Innovation Center and the Foreign Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government, and supported by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Fujian Province, Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Huaqiao University (HQU) and Fujian Normal University. Wang Lixia, vice president of HQU, attended the opening ceremony. Lin Hongyu, dean of the College of International Relations of HQU, chaired the sub-theme session focusing on promoting the development of the BRICS Innovation Center and delivered a speech.

It is reported that the symposium attracted over 200 experts from academia and industry, government officials, and representatives of international organizations and business associations both offline and online. It focused on promoting the development of the BRICS Innovation Center, boosting investment and trade facilitation, enhancing financial innovation and cooperation. HQU got involved in the build-up to the symposium since mid-April this year and invited 23 guests, including 6 guest speakers .

Lin Hongyu of HQU gives a speech at the International Symposium for BRICS Think Tanks 2021.