China has officially unveiled its delegation for the 48th WorldSkills Competition, which will be held in Shanghai from Sept. 22 to 27, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
The Chinese delegation consists of 220 members, including 71 competitors, 64 experts, 64 interpreters and other staff members. The delegation will take part in all the 64 skill categories at the biennial event.
The competitors come from 21 provincial-level regions across the country, with 58 males and 13 females. Among them, 49 are students and 22 are workers. Their average age is 21, with the youngest at 18 and the oldest at 25.
The 48th edition will feature 64 competition categories spanning manufacturing, transportation, construction, information, creative arts and services.
This year marks the eighth time China has participated in the competition and the third time it has participated in all categories.
Since joining WorldSkills International in 2010, China has accumulated 93 gold, 41 silver and 28 bronze medals, alongside 71 excellence awards, across the previous seven competitions. It has topped both the gold medal table and the overall team rankings for four successive editions.
China unveils 220-member delegation for 48th WorldSkills Competition
The International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations 2026 opened in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday, bringing together nearly 300 participants from more than 20 countries and regions to discuss how civilizations learn from one another, with topics ranging from the ancient Silk Road to the role of AI in cultural exchange.
Themed "Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Inheritance and Development", the two-day forum has gathered government officials, international organization representatives and scholars for nearly 40 talks and discussions on three topics: "Cross-disciplinary Cultural Dialogue," "Cultural Connections between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries," and "The Glory of Civilizations in the AI Era".
Opening the forum, Macao SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai noted that Macao is an important node on the Maritime Silk Road and a place where different cultures have coexisted harmoniously for more than 400 years.
He said Macao will further implement the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping and give full play to its strategic positioning as a vital window for exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations.
Li Guoqiang, a member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and director of the Research Center for Macao History at the Chinese Academy of History, said since Macao's return to the motherland, the practice of "one country, two systems" has not only created a great miracle of economic prosperity, social stability and improved livelihoods, but also preserved the SAR's cultural diversity.
Seven internationally renowned experts and scholars from the fields of history, jurisprudence, finance, sociology, the history of state relations, and journalism and communication also shared their research insights on cultural inheritance and exchange in their keynote speeches.
Tuesday's sessions will delve into the Maritime Silk Road and the past and future of China-Portuguese-speaking countries cultural exchanges, as well as AI and human values.
Forum in Macao explores cultural exchange from Silk Road to AI era
