On December 12, the "2025 International Forum on Emergency Medical Rescue" opened in Beijing with the theme "Emergency Medicine: Forging a Smarter Future". Xu Jia'ai, Vice Minister of Emergency Management, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.Xu Jiaai pointed out that emergency medical rescue constitutes an integral part of the disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief system, serving as a crucial line of defense for safeguarding lives. The Ministry of Emergency Management has resolutely implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, always prioritizing the protection of people's lives and taking emergency medical rescue as a key driver for advancing the modernization of the emergency management system and capabilities. Centered on the National Emergency Medicine Research Center, an nationwide emergency medical rescue alliance network has been established. In accordance with the requirements of "combining specialized and regular capabilities, being responsive, maintaining a strong work ethic, and possessing high professional competence", the Ministry has relied on the Emergency General Hospital to strengthen the National Emergency Medical Rescue Team and the Medical Detachment of the China Rescue Team. It has also maintained close coordination and conducted joint training and exercises with the Red Cross Society of China and other forces, which have withstood the tests in major domestic and international rescue operations. Meanwhile, the Ministry has actively supported the development of the "Belt and Road" international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and emergency management. Through hosting foreign aid training programs, it has provided emergency medical capacity - building support to over 500 participants from 46 countries.A signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement between the Emergency General Hospital and Tianjin University was held during the opening ceremony. Parallel events during the forum included an expert seminar on the 15th Five - Year Plan for the national emergency medical system and a themed roadshow under the title "Emergency Medicine: Forging a Smarter Future".Co - hosted by the Emergency General Hospital and the International Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the forum saw the attendance and speeches of responsible officials from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, as well as representatives from the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

On the afternoon of June 19, Liu Xiaochuan, Vice President of Emergency General Hospital, received a delegation of five members from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation for East Asia at the R&D, Education and Training Base of the National Research Center for Emergency Medicine. The delegation included Boris Kelecevic, Deputy Head of the ICRC Delegation for East Asia, Cheryl Katzmarzyk, Regional Head of Forensic Services, and Hussain Al-Dahwi, Head of Medical Cooperation and Policy Department. Both sides held in-depth exchanges on cooperation matters in fields such as the handling of victims' remains and international humanitarian law. Liu Zhi, Director of the Red Cross Office of Emergency General Hospital, attended the talks.In September 2022, Emergency General Hospital was officially named "Red Cross Emergency General Hospital of China" by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) and awarded the flag of the "Chinese Red Cross Rescue Corps". Since its naming, the hospital has been practicing the Red Cross spirit in diverse dimensions and deepening international humanitarian cooperation. It has achieved fruitful results in the field of emergency rescue, actively participating in missions such as "Emergency Mission·2024" and the 1st National Red Cross Rescue Team Competition; it has spread the Red Cross spirit by collaborating with Red Cross organizations to train over 4,000 Chinese and foreign participants; it has co-organized Red Cross first-aid competitions, expanding the scope of such events and hosting new competition items; it has carried out international cooperation, with initiatives including "Emergency Red Rose" and "Emergency Youth" garnering extensive support and their outcomes being incorporatedthe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation mechanism. The visit by the delegation from the ICRC Delegation for East Asia once again demonstrates the shared resolve and concrete actions of both sides to uphold the Red Cross spirit and jointly advance the development of humanitarian causes.The two sides reviewed their previous cooperation. Ms. Cheryl Katzmarzyk expressed her sincere appreciation and delight for the various training programs that Emergency General Hospital has conducted since 2019 in the field of knowledge dissemination related to the handling of victims' remains. She also noted her eagerness to gain a deeper understanding of China’s cultural traditions and customs, to inform and integratethe ICRC’s relevant future work.During the talks, both Vice President Liu Xiaochuan and Deputy Head Boris expressed full confidence in future cooperation. The two sides stated that they will continue to deepen collaboration in knowledge dissemination and training, life safety capacity building, project development, as well as exhibition and demonstration. They look forward to conducting more professional and multi-level exchanges and cooperation in the future, on the premise of gaining a deeper understanding of the needs of frontline emergency responders.In response to the initiative of 2025 as the SCO Year of Sustainable Development, the China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments will actively act on the call, focus on boosting development momentum and drive innovations. It plans to promote the rapid translation and application of emerging technologiesemergency rescue practices and occupational safety protection for emergency responders by establishing expert pools and launching special projects; continue to strengthen life safety training and steadily improve the emergency response capacity for life safety among all population groups; organize the 2025 International Forum on Emergency Medicine Rescue and the Expo on Emergency Medical Equipment and Technology, deepen regional technological innovation and industrial capacity cooperation. Through these pragmatic efforts, the Center will fully implement the Eight Major Initiatives for High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation, and support the development of the international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and control and emergency management under the Belt and Road Initiative.

From May 11 to 13, the 8th Meeting of Directors of Emergency Disaster Relief Departments in Border Areas of SCO Member States, together with the China-Central Asia Border Cooperation and Exchange Activity on Emergency Management, was held in Shanghai. Directors of emergency disaster relief departments in border areas of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and other countries, representatives from the SCO Secretariat and the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office attended the event both online and offline.Liu Zhi, Director of the Emergency Medicine Development Office of Emergency General Hospital (National Research Center for Emergency Medicine), participated in the meeting and delivered a speech on behalf of the China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments.The China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments was established in 2024 by the Ministry of Emergency Management, based on the National Research Center for Emergency Medicine (Emergency General Hospital). As the first specialized cooperation platform focusing on emergency medicine rescue under the SCO framework, it undertakes multiple functions such as international exchanges and regional collaborative cooperation between China and the SCO in the field of emergency medicine rescue.Liu Zhi briefed the participants on the work of the China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments. He pointed out that May 12 is both National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day and International Nurses' Day, and it is of great significance to discuss international cooperation in emergency medicine rescue on such a meaningful day. The Ministry of Emergency Management of China attaches great importance to exchanges and cooperation with SCO member states in emergency medicine rescue, and has established the China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments based on the Emergency General Hospital.Since its establishment, the Center has actively built an international exchangemechanism, carried out joint research and technical consulting in fields including emergency medicine rescue, occupational health, and psychological intervention; launched projects for enlightening and improving life safety capabilities, and successfully organized initiatives such as the "Emergency Red Rose" and "Emergency Youth" programs, as well as foreign aid training programs targeting emergency medicine rescue professionals. In April 2025, the Center set up a "Respiratory Endoscopy Training Base", simultaneously launching training on ventilator operation skills and on-site rescue airway management capabilities, and planning to donate medical equipment including ventilators worth nearly 4 million yuan to SCO member states. These small yet impactful projects are not only pragmatic actions to implement the international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and emergency management under the Belt and Road Initiative, but also important measures to promote mutual support, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, advance high-quality innovative development among SCO member states, and bring tangible benefits to their peoples.In response to the initiative of 2025 as the SCO Year of Sustainable Development, the China-SCO Emergency Medicine Rescue Cooperation Center for Emergency Disaster Relief Departments will actively act on the call, focus on boosting development momentum and drive innovations. It plans to promote the rapid translation and application of emerging technologiesemergency rescue practices and occupational safety protection for emergency responders by establishing expert pools and launching special projects; continue to strengthen life safety training and steadily improve the emergency response capacity for life safety among all population groups; organize the 2025 International Forum on Emergency Medicine Rescue and the Expo on Emergency Medical Equipment and Technology, deepen regional technological innovation and industrial capacity cooperation. Through these pragmatic efforts, the Center will fully implement the Eight Major Initiatives for High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation, and support the development of the international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and control and emergency management under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Recently, the "Emergency Medicine Training Program for Five Central Asian Countries", sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, applied for and coordinated by the National Research Center for Emergency Medicine (Emergency General Hospital), and undertaken by the Academy of International Business Officials of the Ministry of Commerce, concluded successfully in Beijing. A total of 31 officials in emergency medicine from Kyrgyzstan and other countries completed a 14-day intensive training program, marking a new step forward in cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in the field of emergency medical rescue.The training program was designed to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing the China-Central Asia Emergency Management Cooperation Mechanism and the Belt and Road Emergency Management Training Program for 1,000 Personnel. It aims to advance the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, facilitate the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, build a platform for exchange and cooperation between China and the five Central Asian countries in emergency rescue, and join hands to foster a closer China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future. To deepen the participants’ understanding of China’s distinctive emergency medicine system, the National Emergency Medicine Research Center specially designed a theoretical curriculum covering the development of China’s emergency medicine system, the cultivation and training of professional talent teams, the organization and coordination of cross-border emergency medical rescue operations, emergency psychology, China’s humanitarian traditions, and the application of traditional Chinese medicine in emergency medicine. In the meantime, study visits were arranged to venues including the National Southwest Regional Emergency Rescue Center and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, where the officials gained first-hand knowledge of the development history and construction experience of China’s distinctive emergency rescue system.At the training ground of the National Southwest Regional Emergency Rescue Center, the officials observed on-site training exercises such as search and rescue dog obedience training, box search and rescue operations, building collapse demolition and rescue, firefighters’ psychological behavior training, integrated air-ground operations for forest fire suppression, cliff climbing, cable car rescue and high-altitude rappelling. Through immersive experience of these rescue scenarios, the officials were deeply impressed by the professional and scientific rescue capabilities demonstrated by the firefighters during the training.This training program, which promotes exchanges through expertise and pursues development through cooperation, has injected new impetusemergency medicine cooperation between China and Central Asian countries. During the classes, the officials shared with great emotion a poem displayed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York: “All human beings are of one root, inherently part of a single whole. If one limb suffers pain, how can the others rest easy?”Looking ahead, the National Emergency Medicine Research Center will adhere to an international perspective, actively participate in global initiatives aimed at enhancing emergency medical rescue capabilities, and make greater contributions to supporting China’s emergency management cause and advancing the development of the Belt and Road international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and emergency management.