{
  "id": 9527535,
  "title": "Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong welcomes over 6,200 global leaders to explore new business opportunities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/belt-and-road-summit-in-hong-kong-welcomes-over-6-200-global-leaders",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:06:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/belt-and-road-summit-in-hong-kong-welcomes-over-6200-global-leaders-to-explore-new-business-opportunities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HONG KONG – The 11th Belt and Road Summit concluded in Hong Kong (September 9-10) with more than 6,200 political and business leaders from over 70 jurisdictions gathering to explore cooperative ventures under the BRI framework. During the two-day event at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, over 60 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and bilateral agreements were signed, with an estimated combined value surpassing US$3.1 billion. The summit, which Hong Kong has hosted annually since 2016, is a premier platform for Hong Kong's role in the BRI. HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee emphasized the city's role as a hub where East meets West, facilitating capital, talent, business, and opportunity exchange. The Summit's theme, \"Advancing High-quality Development & Embarking on a New Journey,\" encouraged discussions on trade, legal services, green technology, logistics, artificial intelligence, and new productive forces. With a focus on ASEAN, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the event underscored Hong Kong's role as a \"super connector\" and \"super value-adder.\" New special chapters, the GoGlobal Chapter, Central Asia Chapter, and Middle East Chapter, were introduced to connect Chinese Mainland enterprises with overseas markets and opportunities. The HKSAR Government's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr. Algernon Yau, highlighted the importance of global expansion for Chinese Mainland firms to mitigate risks and pursue growth amid shifting geopolitics and supply chains. The Summit also featured a University Zone showcasing Hong Kong's R&D strengths and technology commercialization capabilities, and a Dialogue for Future session to foster think-tank exchanges on the Belt and Road Initiative and Asia-Pacific cooperation in a changing global landscape. Over 300 investment projects and more than 800 one-on-one deal-making meetings were held, connecting enterprises with potential partners.",
  "summary": "HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 11 September 2026 - The 11th Belt and Road Summit was successfully held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (September 9–10), attracting over 6,200 political and business elites from more than 70 countries and regions under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and beyond, exploring co-operation opportunities for mutually beneficial development.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}