President Yang Cheng Appointed Vice President of the Youth Committee of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
The Second Members' Assembly of the Youth Committee of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese was convened in Beijing from 13 to 14 November 2025. The assembly brought together young federation representatives from across the country to discuss new directions and priorities for the federation's youth work, further strengthening the unity and capacity of the overseas Chinese community and opening a new chapter for the nation's development and the well-being of compatriots overseas.
At the opening ceremony, Li Dengxin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. He noted that, as an integral part of the federation, the Youth Committee shoulders the important mission of uniting young people in the overseas Chinese community and serving the nation's overall development.
He expressed his hope that the new Youth Committee would carry forward the federation's fine traditions, give full play to the strengths of young overseas Chinese, and contribute to Beijing's economic and social development and to innovation in overseas Chinese affairs. He also encouraged all committee members to take responsibility and act proactively in the new era, contributing the wisdom and strength of young overseas Chinese to the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
During the assembly, following a rigorous election and appointment process, Yang Cheng, President of the Macao Financial Technology and Education Development Association (MFTEDA), was appointed Vice President of the Youth Committee of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. The appointment is not only high recognition of President Yang Cheng's outstanding contributions to overseas Chinese affairs, financial technology, and education, but also underscores the important role and influence of Macao's overseas Chinese community within federation organisations on the mainland.
President Yang Cheng has long been actively devoted to overseas Chinese affairs, committed to promoting exchanges and cooperation between Macao and the mainland across the economy, technology, education, and other fields. Under his leadership, MFTEDA has made outstanding contributions to Macao's economic transformation and upgrading, technological innovation, and educational development through high-end forums, academic exchange activities, and talent development programmes.
Speaking on his appointment as Vice President of the Youth Committee of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, President Yang Cheng said he would give full play to the role of Macao's overseas Chinese as a bridge and bond, actively promote deeper cooperation between Macao and the mainland in more areas, and contribute further to the nation's prosperity and national rejuvenation.
During the meeting, more than 40 committee members also visited the film museum and Beijing's 798 Art District, experiencing first-hand Beijing's profound cultural heritage and vigorous social development. These visits not only deepened the members' understanding of Beijing's cultural atmosphere, but also further inspired their enthusiasm for infusing cultural vitality into the federation's youth work and promoting cultural exchange and integration.
The assembly also held in-depth discussions on the new circumstances and new tasks facing the federation's youth work, and adopted a series of important resolutions, setting the direction for youth work in the period ahead.
Participants unanimously stated that they would take this assembly as an opportunity to further strengthen their sense of responsibility and mission, unite and lead the federation's young members, actively devote themselves to the nation's reform, opening-up, and modernisation drive, and write an even more glorious chapter in the historic course of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.