On April 1st, the 2025 CCID Forum was held in Beijing, hosted by the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) and the Research Center for New Industrialization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. At the forum, CCID signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three international think tanks: the Kingsley Strategic Institute of Malaysia, the Euro-Asian Center of Belgium, and the Trends Research and Advisory Center of the United Arab Emirates.

It is understood that CCID will work with the three international think tanks to jointly conduct joint research, empower the industrial ecosystem, promote industrial cooperation, and exchange experiences in China's manufacturing and industrialization development between China and foreign countries. Su Bo, former vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Academic Committee of the China Center for Information Industry Development, and Li Liejun, director of the Department of Industrial Policy and Law of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, witnessed the signing of the agreement.