On November 2, the dialogue and release event on the theme of “Building a Healthy and Supportive Environment for Cities to Change Diabetes”, co-hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Royal Danish Embassy in China, was held at the Capital Planning Exhibition Hall. Ma Lei, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to China, Zheng Jinpu, Second-level Inspector of Beijing Municipal Health Commission, Kong Lingzhi, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Association of Health Education, Jia Weiping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the National Grassroots Diabetes Prevention and Management Office, attended and jointly issued the " Building a Healthy and Supportive Environment for Diabetes in the City" Initiative, calling for a healthy supportive environment to help diabetes prevention and control.

Second-level Inspector Zheng Jinpu pointed out in his speech that in recent years, Beijing and Copenhagen have carried out rich exchanges and cooperation activities in tobacco control, diabetes and other fields. The "Cities Change Diabetes" project, jointly carried out by the two sides has fully mobilized the resources for diabetes prevention and control and played a positive role in improving the diabetes prevention and control system in Beijing.

Mr. Ma Lei, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to China, said that the "Cities Change Diabetes" project initiated to build a healthy supportive environment to address public health issues from the perspective of holistic planning. China and Denmark should work together at all levels to improve and give full play to the role of the city's healthy environment.

Kong Lingzhi, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Association of Health Education, and Jia Weiping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the National Grassroots Diabetes Prevention and Management Office, delivered speeches at the event. The panelists agreed that environmental factors are an important factor influencing the diabetes epidemic. Healthy lifestyle and health management are essential for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes.

The event was part of a series of events marking the 10th anniversary of sister-city relations between Beijing and Copenhagen. Since the launch of the "Cities Change Diabetes" global cooperation project in 2014, Beijing, Copenhagen and more than 40 cities around the world have joined the project to jointly explore unique comprehensive diabetes prevention and treatment solutions and promote the continuous improvement of residents' health.