The Tengchong Scientists Forum 2025·Innovative Development and Open Cooperation in Modern Agriculture with Plateau Characteristics (Lincang) Satellite Conference in Lincang on the morning of 16 August. Organized by the Tengchong Scientists Forum Organizing Committee Office and the Lincang People's Government, the Satellite Conference brought over 400 attendees including academicians, experts and scholars, entrepreneurs, and representatives. Participants engaged in academic exchanges, shared the latest research findings, and analysed industry trends.
Zhang Xiangming, Deputy Secretary General of Yunnan Provincial People's Government and Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the Forum; Xu Zhihong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Former President of Peking University, and Co-Chair of the Tengchong Scientists Forum; and Du Jianhui, Secretary of the Lincang Municipal Party Committee, attended the event and delivered opening speech. Shang Chaoqiu, Chairman of the Tengchong Scientists Forum Center in Yunnan, deputy director of the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, Deputy Director of the Tengchong Scientists Forum organizing committee office, and Zhu Yuxian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of the Institute for Advanced Study at Wuhan University, attended the Satellite Conference. Xu Xian, Lincang Mayor, take a presentation on investment and talent attraction. Yang Yu, Head of the Municipal Publi Department, hosted the opening ceremony.
Academician Deng Xiuxin of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Member of the Academic Committee of the Tengchong Scientists Forum; Academician Pan Canping, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering and Professor at China Agricultural University; Jin Xu, President of the China Society for International Trade; and Wang Jihua, Deputy Party Secretary and President of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, delivered specialised presentations. Academician Du Guanben of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of the Yunnan Association for Science and Technology chaired the keynote speech.
Professor Xu Zhihong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Former President of Peking University, and Co-Chair of the Tengchong Scientists Forum delivered a speech
For two consecutive years, Lincang has cultivated a specialised interactive brand focused on modern agricultural innovation, development, and open cooperation. This initiative has enabled numerous scientific and technological colleagues to recognise Lincang's inherent resources and comparative advantages in developing high-end, distinctive agriculture, while also appreciating the developmental potential of both Lincang and Yunnan Province. Yunnan boasts the most abundant agricultural resources, with diverse climatic conditions conducive to domestic plant cultivation, creating excellent conditions for emerging industries. The macadamia nut, now known as the Lincang nut, has successfully established its brand. Academician Xu Zhihong explained, ‘Building upon last year's foundation, this thematic event further deepens discussions on the development and utilisation of distinctive agricultural resources. It focuses on leveraging technological innovation to drive high-quality development in plateau-specific agriculture, while exploring enhanced cooperation with neighbouring nations in economic, scientific, and talent-related domains, grounded in local resource-based industries’.
Zhang Xiangming delivered a speech, Deputy Secretary General of Yunnan Provincial People's Government and Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the Forum.
In address, Zhang Xiangming stated that Yunnan's strength lies in its geographical position, and its future in openness. It serves as a vital corridor for China's engagement with South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean Rim. The 28 border ports serve as windows to the world, the China-Laos Railway functions as a vital artery, and the three major international corridors act as extended arms. The new China-Myanmar corridor departing from Lincang enables goods to reach global markets via the Indian Ocean. The dividends of openness are now benefiting ever broader horizons. The organisation of the Tengchong Scientists Forum and related specialised events aims to leverage Yunnan's capabilities in establishing platforms for collaboration between scientists and entrepreneurs.
Du Jianhui, Secretary of the CP Lincang Municipal Committee, delivered a speech.
Du Jianhui stated that since Lincang successfully hosted the Tengchong Scientists Forum last year, a series of achievements in scientific research, industrial development, and attracting investment and expertise have steadily emerged. Science and technology have enabled industrial transformation and upgrading while enhancing incomes and prosperity for the populace. Highland specialty agriculture represents Lincang's competitive advantage and is pivotal to driving industrial transformation and upgrading; openness remains the indispensable path for Lincang's development, while cooperation stands as the enduring theme for jointly creating prosperity. This event represents a concrete implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directives on scientific innovation and his significant remarks during his inspection tour of Yunnan. Lincang will intensify efforts in scientific innovation and the commercialisation of research outcomes, persistently advance the construction of the National Sustainable Development Agenda Innovation Demonstration Zone, and fully leverage comparative advantages in green development, resources, and geographical positioning. By empowering industries through technology and connecting with the world through openness, Lincang will compose a new chapter in its high-quality development.
Xu Xian, Lincang Mayor, delivered the presentation.
Xu Xian extends a sincere invitation to enterprises and expert talent: as a strategic hub, Lincang possesses the locational advantage of being ‘China's closest land route to the Indian Ocean’, establishing efficient and convenient logistics channels and collaborative platforms for enterprises to cultivate international markets; As an industrial hub, its tea, coffee and nut sectors ‘connect globally through supply chains’, while technological innovation enhances the prestige of ‘Lincang-branded products’, enabling enterprises to seize opportunities in the multi-billion-yuan plateau specialty agriculture sector; As an ecological haven, this ‘ of Eternal Spring’ pulsates with vitality, offering entrepreneurs and talent a premium environment for both living and working. As a treasure trove for innovation, dual empowerment through platforms and policies ensures that choosing Lincang means aligning with open development, advancing alongside industrial upgrading, and coexisting with ecological and cultural heritage. Lincang looks forward to joining hands with global partners to forge a brighter future amidst its verdant landscapes.
Yang Yu, Head of the Municipal Publi Department, hosted the opening ceremony.
Keynote Speech
In his keynote speech, Deng Xiuxin focused on advancing the high-quality development of Yunnan's nut industry. He systematically analysed the current state and comparative landscape of China's fruit and nut sectors, trends in macadamia nut development, and Yunnan's comparative advantages and challenges in cultivating macadamias. He proposed pragmatic recommendations: at the macro level, learning from successful case studies such as brand-driven value enhancement; in cultivation practices, continuing to implement dwarfing techniques for higher yields; and in technological investment, precisely addressing critical bottlenecks.
Pan Canping addressed the theme of ‘Plant Health Management and Enhancing the Quality and Efficiency of Agricultural Products’, elucidating the relationship between crop pest and disease control and plant health, the causes of agricultural product quality and the impact of chemical stress, and the connection between plant and soil health management in improving crop resistance and quality. He emphasised that Yunnan's highland specialty agricultural products must adhere to the principles of green, sustainable, safe, and high-quality development throughout the entire industrial chain – encompassing germplasm, environment, processes, products, standards, and branding.
Jin Xu analysed the development trajectory and current state of China's foreign trade. By interpreting China's foreign trade policies and examining representative case studies, he elucidated the contemporary challenges posed by international trade barriers. Drawing upon Lincang 's unique geographical advantages and comparative strengths in openness and cooperation, he proposed foreign trade strategies for border cities, including leveraging geographical indications, transcending cultural boundaries, harnessing the capabilities of international organisations, and promoting green products.
Wang Jihua shared insights into the innovative development of plateau-specific agriculture, driven by technological innovation and empowered by organisation, intelligence, sustainability and value enhancement. He highlighted Yunnan Agricultural Science's ten synergistic grain-cash crop models, flagship industry cultivation, and thethree-tiered outreach, three-fold enhancement county-level service approach. Focusing on the innovative development and open cooperation of Lincang's plateau-specific agricultural sectors including nuts, coffee and tea, he pledged to deepen scientific collaboration, leverage technological, talent and platform advantages, to support the high-quality development of Lincang's agriculture.
Academician Du Guanben of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Association for Science and Technology chaired the keynote speech.
This Satellite Conference, themed 'Empowering Industry through Technology, Connecting the World through Openness, focuses on the innovative development and open cooperation of plateau-specific modern agriculture. It brings together academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, industry experts, and corporate representatives to advance the deep integration of science and technology with industry. Two parallel sessions and multiple dedicated networking events have been specially organised to facilitate in-depth exchanges, comprehensive matchmaking, and the establishment of collaborations among attending experts and entrepreneurs.
