The second Southeast European officials and youth representatives' China Rural Tour event opened in Beijing on September 22. A total of 18 government officials, former politicians, and youth representatives from 9 countries including Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia participated in the event. Members of the delegation attended the opening ceremony. After the opening ceremony, representatives visited the first township science and technology park named "Zhongguancun" - Zhongguancun Dongsheng Science and Technology Park, and Xinzhuang Village in Xingshou Town, Changping District, to personally experience the surging momentum brought by technological innovation, industrial innovation, and green development to rural revitalization. Serbian State Secretary of State for State Administration and Local Autonomy, Predrag Raic, stated that Serbia is the first European country to jointly build a community with a shared future in the new era with China, fully reflecting the strong friendship between the two sides. There is a saying that goes, 'It's better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish.' China is developing rapidly and is willing to share development opportunities with the world. We hope to strengthen personnel exchanges with China and promote in-depth cooperation in various fields such as artificial intelligence and agriculture. "The delegation visited a robot enterprise in the Dongsheng Science and Technology Park in Zhongguancun. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Hanze: "Rural areas are crucial, especially after understanding Chinese history, we can better understand the important significance of rural areas to this great country. ”Slovenian student radio reporter Jan Vaigel said that visiting rural China is an important way to understand China and also an important way to experience the resilient character of the Chinese nation. In addition to exchanging in Beijing, the foreign guests participating in the event will also visit Shanxi Province and attend the Taiyuan Low Carbon Development Forum. (New Society)