Young people are the ones with the most innovative ideas and energy to build a better society for tomorrow. I am eager to see how the World Youth Development Forum will shape the youth agenda in China and the world. And I look forward to continuing to support young people to shape a better future. In our world with so complex challenges, there is the temptation to formulate solutions to our problems at the detriment of the young generation and the next generation, but true leadership entails also inter-generational responsibility.

——The Opening Ceremony of the First World Youth Development Forum on July 21, 2022