On November 3, 2023, Prof. Fang Yu delivered a video message at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Global Key & Core Technology Conference, which is themed "Key & Core Technology - New Productivity Boosters" and held in Xi'an High-tech International Conference Center.

Fang Yu said: "Shaanxi is a big province of science and technology, as well as a big province of higher education, and these high-quality resources are mainly concentrated in Xi'an. Under the current background of implementing the new development concept and building a new development framework, Xi'an can certainly make great achievements. Because scientific and technological resources and educational resources will play an increasingly important role in the process of implementing the new development concept. As researchers of new concept sensors and molecular materials, my team and I will consciously integrate into the development process of Xi'an, and we are willing to make our own due contributions to the innovation and development of Xi'an."

Directed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Intellectual Property Office and Shaanxi Provincial Government, and hosted by Xi'an Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Intellectual Property Office and Provincial Association for Science and Technology, the conference highlights the construction of Xi'an Comprehensive National Science Center and Science and Technology Innovation Center, comprehensively showcases typical cases, projects and achievements of key and core science and technology innovation and development, focuses on the development of Xi'an, and explores ways to promote development through exchanges and innovation.