On the afternoon of February 16th, the first meeting of the Consulting Committee of the Qingdao Multinational Summit (hereinafter referred to as “QMS”) in 2022 was held in Jinan. Zhang Deping, Director-General of the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province and Secretary-General of the Summit, presided over the meeting and introduced the overall plan of the Third Summit (Draft for comments) and the next preparatory work arrangement. Zhu Min, president of the National Institute of finance of Tsinghua University, Director Zhu Min of the Consulting Committee, and 11 members of the Consulting Committee attended the meeting.

The meeting was held both online and offline. Members of the Consulting Committee of well-known multinational corporations, think tanks, business associations and financial media from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and other countries and regions attended the meeting. Yu Zirong, Xue Qingguo, Cui Hongguang, Zhang Qingwei, Zhao Xianquan, Wang Qingchun and other relevant leaders of the summit organizers such as Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, Qingdao Municipal Government and the Summit Secretariat attended the meeting.