On the evening of June 24, the second "the Belt and Road" International Skills Competition opened in Chongqing International Expo Center. State Councilor Chen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening. Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Yuan Jiajun attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, while Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping delivered a speech. Stefan, member of the Executive Board of the World Skills Organization? Prashor, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Employment Promotion in Benin, Modeste? Tihont? Kreku, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Liberia Collins? F? Tamba, member of the Executive Board of the World Skills Organization, Feng Jianqiang, and Director of the Office of the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Employment Promotion in Benin, Kolad? Okuzhu, Vice Secretary General of the State Council Liu Yuhui, and Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Yu Jiadong attended. Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Hu Henghua presided over the event, while city leaders Li Mingqing, Jiang Hui, Cai Yunge, Chen Xinwu, Chen Yuanchun, Jiang Duntao, and Xu Daiyin attended. At about 20:30, Chen Yiqin announced the opening of the second "the Belt and Road" International Skills Competition! In his speech, Yuan Jiajun warmly welcomed all the guests and contestants on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, and the people of the city. The "the Belt and Road" International Skills Competition is an important platform for the "the Belt and Road" countries to expand talent selection channels and improve talent training capabilities. The theme of this competition is "Skills Cooperation? Common Development", aiming to promote skills exchange and cooperative development among countries and regions. We will vigorously promote the Silk Road spirit of "peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit", uphold the concept of "openness, intelligence, green, safety, and characteristics" in organizing competitions, and strive to build a world-renowned comprehensive skills competition brand. Yuan Jiajun said that Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the Central Government in central and western China and an important national central city, and it is at the junction of the "the Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The construction of a modern new Chongqing requires various skilled talents to "pick the big beam" and "play the leading role", which also provides a broad stage for skilled talents to showcase their skills, work hard and start businesses. We will adhere to promoting training through competitions and nurturing talents through competitions, providing a broad stage for various skilled talents to showcase their talents, building a larger scale of high-quality skilled talent team, creating a higher level skilled talent gathering platform, deepening the open cooperation of skilled talents in a wider field, and using a first-class talent ecosystem to assist skilled talents in innovation, creation, and dream realization. Wishing all the contestants the best performance and remarkable results, we welcome skilled talents from all over the world to choose Chongqing and deepen their cultivation in Chongqing, writing more wonderful chapters of skill success and career development. Wang Xiaoping, on behalf of the organizing committee of the competition and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, warmly welcomes all the guests and participants attending the opening ceremony. In the past 10 years, the "the Belt and Road" has taken root and flourished, transforming ideas into actions, transforming vision into reality, and becoming a popular international public product and international cooperation platform. Holding the second "the Belt and Road" International Skills Competition is an important practice in the field of human resources development to promote the high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road". The Chinese government has always attached great importance to the work of skilled personnel, worked together with the "the Belt and Road" to build a country, actively explored the path of international cooperation in the field of skills, and provided strong support for countries to improve their overall skills development level and promote high-quality economic and social development. The theme of this competition is "Skills Cooperation? Common Development", with 18 events. 590 athletes, referees, technical observers, and other relevant personnel from 61 countries and regions across five continents participated in the exhibition, and 190 participants participated in the competition. We are willing to work together with all parties to actively implement the skills development concept advocated by the World Skills Organization, adhere to consultation, construction and sharing, carefully organize this competition, and dedicate a wonderful and diverse friendship event with the characteristics of the Silk Road skills. At the same time, we are willing to work with all participating countries and regions to use the "the Belt and Road" international skills contest platform to continue to deepen exchanges and mutual learning, share the work experience of skilled talents, discuss international skills cooperation projects, jointly cultivate high-quality skilled talents, and illuminate the "the Belt and Road" happiness road with the light of skills. At the opening ceremony, representatives of the participating contestants and referees took oaths respectively, and the attendees watched skill exhibitions and performances. This competition is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Agency for International Development Cooperation, and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, and hosted by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government. The competition will feature 18 competition projects, including dialogue and exchange, urban sightseeing and performances, exhibitions and sales, to further promote cooperation negotiations, project signing, and achievement transformation. Officials from the World Skills Organization, leaders, experts, and athletes from participating countries (regions), as well as officials from national ministries such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the National Agency for International Development Cooperation, guests from various provinces, districts, and cities, leaders from relevant departments and counties of the city, as well as representatives of enterprises, universities, and high skilled talents, attended the opening ceremony. (Lai Xin She)