11 Parallel Forums of CSCTE 2020 Held

Placing focus on developing China into a sports powerhouse, promoting industrial upgrading, and fostering communication and cooperation

The China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo 2020 was held online. At the same time, 10+ multi-dimensional supporting forums attended by 100+ high-level participants were held concurrently, bringing together Chinese and foreign high-end sports administration officials, representatives of social organizations, experts and scholars, corporate executives, and industry elites. The participants shared new ideas, new achievements and new technologies in the fields such as sports culture, tourism, business, science and technology, and they explored the pathway for sustainable and high-quality development of the global sports industry.

The China Sports Culture Expo is hosted by the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Olympic Committee. The China Sports Tourism Expo is hosted by the All-China Sports Federation, the Chinese Olympic Committee and China Tourism Association. The CSCTE is organized by the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, the Sports Culture Development Center of General Administration of Sports of China, International Data Group (IDG), and Aiqi Sports Co., Ltd.

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The China International Sports Culture and China Sports Tourism Forum, which was the main forum, was held on the morning of December 21. Tu Xiaodong, Director-General of the Press and Publicity Department of General Administration of Sport of China; Liu Fumin, Director-General of Sports Economic Department of General Administration of Sport of China; Xu Zhijun, Deputy Secretary-General of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games; Chen En’tang, Secretary of the Party Committee of General Administration of the Wushu Administrative Center of General Administration of Sport of China; Lin Jianchao, Chairman of Chinese Weiqi Association; and Timothy Fok, President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee, delivered keynote speeches at the Forum. More than ten representatives of international sports federations, including IOC Vice-President Ser Miang Ng, sent video speeches to the Forum. The moderator of the Forum is Li Jing, Director of the Sports Culture Development Center of General Administration of Sports of China and President of China Sports Museum. Tu Xiaodong proposed that we should nurture the cultural environment for building a sports powerhouse, better meet the public needs for culture services, and strengthen the people’s spiritual strength. Liu Fumin proposed that we should bring vitality to the high-quality development of sports tourism, create a catalyst for the new growth drivers and advantages for the high-quality development of sports tourism, and facilitate the development of the sports industry. Participants from international sports federations discussed the international communication and cooperation regarding sports from their respective fields.

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At the parallel forums such as Sports Business Forum, Sports Intangible Cultural Heritage Forum, Youth Sports Development Forum, China Sports, Culture and Tourism Venture Capital Forum, Presidents of Sports Colleges and Universities Forum, Winter Sports Industry Forum, Sports Film Forum, Mountaineering Forum, Sports IP Cooperation Development Forum, and Sports Venues and Facilities Forum, participants discussed key issues, buzz topics and difficult issues thoroughly, playing an active role in promoting exchanges, exploration, industrial integration, etc.

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