ERC gaining professional guidance through cultural exchange, training seminar in China

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) of Guyana has fielded its second batch of participants in a series of training seminars in China, comprising Commissioners and Secretariat staff.

The seminar is being held from October 31 to November 20, 2025, and themed “Exploration and Practices of Chinese Modernization for Developing Countries.” The delegation is led by Commissioners Deon Dick (Ras Khafra) and Chandrowtie Sarran.
The training initiative aims to share China’s development experiences across a range of sectors with officials from developing nations. Participants will receive professional guidance and assistance tailored to their practical needs, fostering interdepartmental exchanges and cooperation between China and respective countries.
Key seminar topics include an introduction to China’s national conditions, the implementation of new developmental concepts, building a modern economic system, and an overview of China’s macroeconomic landscape, among other areas.
During the exchange programme, the ERC delegation will also visit several provinces to observe local development models and policy practices.
The Joint Opening Ceremony for the seminars on “Exploration and Practices of Chinese Modernization for Developing Countries” and “Cybersecurity Technologies for Developing Countries” was held on October 31, 2025, at the Beijing Fenghui Hotel.
The event featured key speakers including Director of the Industry Development Division, International Cooperation Center, National Development and Reform Commission (P.R.C.) Song Guoxuan; Principal Media Relations Officer, Office of the Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Kenya Maricus Owino Agutu; and Head of the IT Forensic Directorate of the Forensic and Judicial Expertise Center, General Inspectorate of Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Moldova, Ion Gaina.
In his welcome address, Guoxuan warmly greeted participants and highlighted the Center’s dedication to building a global platform for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue. He stated, “The Chinese path to modernisation is firstly to have a peaceful development and secondly, lies in the fact that the Chinese modernisation embraces a harmony between man and nature.”
This vision of peaceful development and harmony strongly aligns with the ERC’s mission of fostering social cohesion and ethnic unity in Guyana. Through such international collaborations, the Commission continues to build its institutional capacity and advance its core mandate of promoting equality, mutual respect, and national harmony for all Guyanese.
The ERC has embarked on a series of training programmes as part of its commitment to maintaining peace and harmony, with the most recent training seminar focusing on ‘Poverty Reduction and Development’ under the Global Development Initiative (GDI) in the People’s Republic of China.
The delegation, led by Commissioner Neaz Subhan, was in China from October 14 to 31, 2025 for this capacity-building programme hosted by the International Poverty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC).
During the visit, the team travelled from Beijing to other provinces to understand the ethnic diversity and learn of strategies used to enhance inclusion and development. According to the Commission.
“This initiative forms part of the ERC’s ongoing commitment to strengthen its institutional capacity and promote social harmony in Guyana.”
The seminar brings together participants from several countries to share knowledge and strategies aimed at addressing social challenges that can threaten peace and cohesion.
This particular seminar brought together participants from several countries to share knowledge and strategies through this engagement, the ERC said it is seeking to deepen its understanding of social development and sustainable growth strategies, which will inform its national programmes and advocacy work.