Second World SME Conference to be held in Beijing

The Second World SME Conference is scheduled to be held at Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center from June 21 to 23, aiming to facilitate communication and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide, the conference's organizers said in a media conference on Thursday in Beijing.

With support from organizations such as the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the conference this year is jointly organized by a slew of organizations including the China Association for Small & Medium Commercial Enterprises (CASME), the Public Diplomacy & Culture Exchange Center, and the Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Wang Min, president of CASME, said the association initiated the World SME Conference as a platform for SMEs worldwide to communicate and cooperate in response to the United Nations' decision in 2017 to designate June 27 as "Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day".