China would also promote collaboration and exchanges with UNESCO and UNECE and other international water-related organizations in this field and seek to enhance programmatic cooperation with neighboring countries regarding the peaceful management of transboundary waters. Director General JIN concluded that China would continue to endeavour to strengthen exchange and mutual learning with the international community, with a commitment to contribute to achieving the water-related goals and targets of the UN 2030 Agenda. He summarized the existing range of transboundary water agreements and arrangements between China and neighbouring countries, including multilateral engagements. Director General JIN put forward that China's approach to transboundary river cooperation is built upon its core diplomatic doctrine, with 4 major guiding principles, namely, friendly cooperation, people-orientation, shared rights, and obligations, as well as an equal emphasis on development and protection. Among them, JIN Hai, Director General of the International Economic & Technical Cooperation and Exchange Center, Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, elaborated on China’s approach to the UN 2030 SDG 6 including the endeavors made by China in promoting access to water and sanitation, increasing water-use efficiency, protecting water-related ecosystems, and undertaking transboundary water cooperation with co-riparian States. Two speakers with extensive experience in this topic were invited. Patricia WOUTERS, the Founding Director of the IWLA, chaired this session. More than 60 professors, experts, teachers, and students at home and abroad participated online or offline. This meeting was session 4 of the International Symposium on the Belt and Road Cooperation and Boundary and Ocean Issues held by the CIBOS on 29 and 30 October 2021. In consideration of the most recent progress on reporting under the SDG Indicator 6.5.2, the International Water Law Academy (IWLA) at CIBOS, Wuhan University organized an online session under the topic of ‘The Role of the United Nations 2030 SDGs in Facilitating Transboundary Water Cooperation – Exploring Challenges and Opportunities’ on 30 October 2021.
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