On January 12, 2023, International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC) organized the Symposium on Topic Selection of Exchange Activities in 2023 online. More than 10 experts and representatives of international organizations in the field of poverty alleviation attended the symposium and expressed their views and discussed the hot topics in the field of international poverty reduction and development of international exchange activities of IPRCC in 2023.

Ms. Li Xin, Deputy Director General of IPRCC, briefly introduced the international exchange activities of IPRCC and proposed the discussion objectives of this symposium. Dr. ZHANG Qi, Dean and Professor of School of Economics and Resource Management of Beijing Normal University, Dr. CHEN Zhigang, Chair Professor of School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, Dr. XU Xiuli, Dean and Professor of College of International Development and Global Agriculture, Dr. NIE Fengying, Deputy Director and Researcher of Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Zheng Yu, Professor at School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University of China, Dr. LV Fang, Professor of School of Sociology of Central China Normal University, Dr. GOU Tianlai, Processor of College of Humanities and Urban-Rural Development of Beijing University of Agriculture, Dr. ZHANG Weidong, Assistant Resident Representative in China of UNDP, Dr. Dong Le, Poverty Reduction and Innovation Officer of FAO China, Mr. SUN Yinhong, Project Officer of IFAD in China and others attend the symposium and shared speech, contributing greatly to the innovation of the international exchange activities of IPRCC in 2023.

Deputy Director General of IPRCC, Dr.ZHANG Huidong attended the symposium online. Ms. Li Xin, Deputy Director General of IPRCC moderated the symposium, colleagues from Research Division, Training Division, Cooperation Division, Foreign Affairs Division and International Exchanges Division attended the symposium.