39 years ago today, on March 10, 1986 (February 1, 1986 lunar calendar), our country officially became a member of the Asian Development Bank. On March 10, 1986, our country officially became a member of the Asian Development Bank. The Asian Development Bank is an important intergovernmental international financial organization in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to promote social and economic development and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and provides capital, technology and management experience to developing members in the Asia-Pacific region. It is jointly funded by member states or regions and is not for profit. After China joined the ADB, it actively participated in ADB affairs and the exchanges and cooperation with the ADB and its members continued to increase. On July 10, 2003, Jin Liqun, former Vice Minister of Finance of China, was appointed Vice President of ADB, becoming the first Chinese Vice President in ADB history.