On October 14, 2021,President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference. He highlighting that we should follow the prevailing trend of world development and write a new chapter featuring the connectivity of infrastructure, unfettered flows of trade and investment, and interactions between civilizations. Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping announced that China would establish the GSTIKC as a contribution to global transport development.

On October 14, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the establishment of the GSTIKC. Promoting the sustainable development of global transport and global connectivity would play a significant role in ensuring the stability and smooth flow of global logistics supply chains and boosting the development of the world economy, Xi said. The establishment of the GSTIKC is a key move to support the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China is ready to work with other countries to make full use of this platform to promote global transport cooperation and contribute to the advancement of the Global Development Initiative, the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.