To faithfully implement the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s opening speech at the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (October 18, 2023), which emphasized accelerating the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and the Air Silk Road, the 6th Air Silk Road International Forum (ASRIF) will be held in Chongqing from September 26 to 27, 2024. The forum is jointly organized by the Air Silk Road International Cooperative Alliance (ASRICA), China Association of Port-of-Entry, Financial Center for South-South Cooperation, and HNA Group, with co-sponsorship from Chongqing Airport Group and other organizations, and hosted by the Beijing International Aerotropolis Technology Research Institute.

The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is the only national, international, and comprehensive trade-in-services platform approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council. It is the only global trade fair covering all 12 major sectors of trade in services and has become one of the three major exhibition platforms for China’s opening-up, alongside the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) and the China International Import Expo (CIIE). The Air Silk Road International Forum, as a key forum in the aviation industry and the Belt and Road Initiative within CIFTIS, has been successfully held in Beijing for five consecutive years (2019-2023) and has become an institutionalized forum of CIFTIS.

Building on the achievements and structure of previous conferences, this year’s forum will focus on topics such as openness, cooperation, intelligence, sustainability, and the low-altitude economy. It will invite over 300 guests from international organizations, foreign dignitaries, embassies and consulates in China, national ministries, large domestic and international airlines, airports, airport economic zones, and financial institutions. Under the theme “High-Quality Development of the Air Silk Road, High-Level Promotion of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor”, the forum will deeply explore key topics such as the coordinated development of the Air Silk Road and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, aviation carbon reduction, and smart civil aviation development, as well as the low-altitude economy. Multiple industry reports and achievements, including the “2024 ‘Air Silk Road’ Excellent Cases in Services”, the “China Airport Economy Development Index 2024”, and the “Air Silk Road” Brand Globalization Plan, will be released. Concurrently, a series of activities will be held, such as the “Ambassador and Minister Roundtable Meetings”, the “First National Low-Altitude Economy Industry-Education Integration Development Forum”, and the “Zero-Carbon Airport and Park Global 30-Person Forum”, actively building an international exchange platform for the “Air Silk Road”, stimulating new momentum, and empowering the high-quality development of the Air Silk Road.