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The 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) opened in Fuzhou, capital of China’s coastal province of Fujian, on July 16, after having been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first time the conference had been halted since the first session took place in 1977.

The extended event, scheduled to conclude on July 31, combines online and offline events and will cover the agendas of both the 2020 and 2021 meetings. This is the second time a Chinese city has hosted the meeting since China joined the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory