"The Belt and Road" Youth Innovation Conference, a Promotion for internet application and information cooperation between China and the countries along the Belt and Road, was held in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province on Nov 17 and 18.

The conference was guided by the China Association for Science and Technology, sponsored by the association's Commonwealth of Information Technology Society, and hosted by the Young Scientists Club of the China Electronics Society and Xidian University. It attracted scientific and technological organizations, young scholars and well-known experts from all countries and regions along the Belt and Road.

Gao Gao, standing committee member of the Party committee of Xi'an and deputy mayor of the Xi'an Municipal government, speaks at the opening ceremony.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The conference held four thematic forums on radar intelligent detection, network and communication system technology, microwave and circuit systems, and artificial intelligence and unmanned systems; it also held three special committee meetings. Experts and scholars held heated discussions on information technology innovation, industrial platform building and coordinated mechanism building.