Symposium on the 5th Anniversary of the Announcement of Establishing Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD)was held in Beijing on 26 September. Mr. Zhang Wencai, Vice President of Agricultural Development Bank of China （ADBC）attended the Symposium and delivered a speech on the relevant experience of ADBC regarding support of poverty reduction and development ad well as the future operations of CIKD.

In September 2015, President Xi Jinping announced at the UN Development Summit that China will establish a Center for International Knowledge on Development to research and communicate with other countries on development theories and practices suitable to their respective national conditions. The theme of the symposium was “China and the World in a Changing Global Context”. Over 100 representatives from the Chinese government, multilateral agencies, public institutions, enterprises and research institutes and bilateral participated in the symposium and conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges.