Ren Youqun delivers a video speech to the 2026 China-Central Asia Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration Conference.

On June 25, 2026, the opening ceremony of the China-Central Asia Cooperation Conference on Industry, Education, Research, and Application was held in Urumqi. Deputy Minister of Education Ren Youqun delivered a video speech. Ren Youqun pointed out that since the first China-Central Asia Education Ministers Meeting, all parties have jointly built a close cooperation mechanism, promoted outstanding talent exchange cooperation, jointly built cutting-edge digital education platforms, enriched the content of cultural exchange, and vigorously promoted regional education cooperation. Various fields have pressed the "acceleration key" and run with "acceleration". Ren Youqun stated that looking ahead, it is necessary to promote talent training with high quality, promote numerical empowerment in depth, deepen cultural exchange through multiple channels, jointly create a new highland for China-Central Asia education cooperation, and compose a new chapter in the civilization of the Silk Road.