Supported by the Office of the Leading Group for the Belt and Road Initiative (the B&R Office) and China Development Bank (CDB), the seminar was co-organized by Silk-Road Planning Research Center (S-PRC), the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), United Cities and Local Governments ASPAC (UCLG ASPAC), Institute for One Belt-One Road Strategies of Tsinghua University and the Bank of Beijing. Mr.Chenyuan, Chairman of the Silk-Road President of Chinese Pepole’s Planning Research Centre,Vice chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Mr. Song Jingwu, vice-president of CPAFFC attended the meeting and delivered the speech.
Over the past 40 years since China’s reform and opening up, China has achieved a lot in city renovation and is recognized by the countries along the belt and the road. The seminar focused on renovation of urban shantytowns, providing a platform for mutual learning and idea changing. The meeting was concluded by signature of the "Initiative for Cooperation in Urban Shantytown Renovation of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" consensus.