The Literary Network of the Belt and Road, initiated by the China Writers Association (CWA), was established in Beijing on Sept 7 to promote regular literary exchanges and deepen writers' friendship between China and other countries.

Tie Ning, president of the China Writers Association, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Representatives of Chinese writers, including Mao Dun Literature Prize winners Liu Zhenyun and Ge Fei and internet literature writer Tangjia Sanshao, attended the ceremony, together with the leaders of China Publishing Group, People's Literature Publishing House, People's Literature Magazine, Writers Publishing House and other publishing organizations. Hu Bangsheng, secretary of the Secretariat of China Writers Association, presided over the ceremony. Network members from around the world attended the ceremony online.