China pledges greater gender equality ahead of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women

中国在全球女性领袖会议前夕承诺将进一步促进性别平等。

The Beijing Hour

2025-10-10

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The upcoming Global Leaders' Meeting on Women will mark 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, with China pledging to advance gender equality, and promote global cooperation for women's development (01:14). The UN has unveiled a 60-day aid plan after Israel and Hamas approved a U.S.-brokered peace deal (18:30). And the U.S. government shutdown continues, causing nationwide flight delays and leaving millions of federal workers and military personnel unpaid (24:14).
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  • The global leaders' meeting on women will take place in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday next week.

  • According to the Chinese foreign ministry,

  • President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech.

  • The event, co-hosted by China and UN Women, will bring together heads of state,

  • government and parliamentary leaders,

  • senior officials and representatives from international organizations across the world.

  • This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women,

  • which adopted the landmark Beijing declaration and platform for action.

  • Officials say the upcoming meeting will reaffirm that spirit and push forward the implementation of its goals.