On 8 November 2015, Quanzhou--Co-hosted by the office of Maritime-Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance project,People's Government of Quanzhou and Quanzhou city CPPCC,the Business Council Founding conference of Maritime-Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance was launched in Quanzhou on November 8, 2015. As an important part of the Maritime-Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance, the council’s purpose is to build a business platform for the exchanges and cooperation along the silk road and further promote the development of south-south cooperation.
During the conference also held the first meeting of members of the business council. The chairman and vice chairmen, director of the council was elected in this meeting. Yuan Qiuhui, CICETE deputy director of south-south cooperation division,was elected Deputy director of council
Program coordinator and chief technical adviser,Mr. Zhao Yongli attended the founding conference and presided over the first meeting of members of the business council.