An international seminar on the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road is held in Quanzhou, a major port city in Fujian Province in southeast China, on Feb.11 to 12, 2015. [Photo / China.org.cn]

An international seminar on the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road is held in Quanzhou, a major port city in Fujian Province in southeast China, on Feb.11 to 12, 2015.

With the theme of "Collectively building the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road and creating a community of common destiny", the seminar features round table meetings, covering topics such as "the values and significance of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative," "working together for common development and prosperity," and "seizing fresh development opportunities and tapping new cooperation prospects."

More than 200 scholars from China, India, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Egypt, the United States and 30 other countries will discuss topics and hold dialogues during the two-day event.

The seminar is being sponsored by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China and co-organized by Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China International Publishing Group and the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences.

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed in 2013 that China and countries along the ancient Maritime Silk Road should build a new Maritime Silk Road of the 21st Century together with the aim of reviving the ancient trading route to the benefit of relevant countries and peoples.

Since the initiative was first proposed, many countries have actively supported and become engaged in the development of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

This seminar is expected to boost mutual political trust, deepen economic cooperation, and promote cultural as well as people-to-people exchanges among countries along the route.