On September 17, 2020, the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 International Technology Trade Fair on ZGC Forum was successfully held at the Exhibition Center of the Zhongguancun National Demonstration Zone in Beijing.

On September 14, 2020, the "2020 International Technology Trade Fair on ZGC Forum -- China-EU Innovation Cooperation of 5G & Digital Economy Industry Session" was successfully held at Zhongguancun, Beijing.

The 2nd ASEM Seminar on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development held in the Greek capital, Greek, Chinese and other ASEM countries' officials and experts explored the potential of cooperation between Europe and Asia, underlining the significance of technological and scientific advance in the global economic and social development.

  The 2nd ASEM seminar will systematically explore the potential of the EU-Asia S&T cooperation in order to draw meaningful conclusions for the role and activities of the ASEM S&T Cooperation Centre.

Under the theme of "20 Years of ASEM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity", the biennial meeting brings together high-level delegations from 51 ASEM partners - 30 European and 21 Asian countries, and two intergovernmental organizations. Premier Li Keqiang is scheduled to address the First Plenary Session of the summit on Friday morning. Li is expected to elaborate China’s proposition on ASEM’s future development, Asia-Europe cooperation, as well as major international and regional issues, according to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Kong Xuanyou.