On August 17, 2018, prior to the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia, Wushu Federation of Asia hosted the 45th Executive Committee and the 17th Congress at the Grand Mercure Kemayoran in Jakarta. 

There were over 40 representatives from 20 countries and regions participated in the congress, it begins with an address by President Fok Chun Wan follow by a welcoming speech by Mr. Airlangga Hartarto, President of the Indonesia Wushu Association. 

2018 is the election year for WFA, President Fok Chun Wan state in his address that WFA experienced four years of challenging, not only of the new appointment of both President and Secretary General, but also the mobility of the Secretariat from Tokyo to Macau; conducted the amendment of constitution in 2016,  with the increase of Medical and Marketing & Promotion Committee, also the increase of competitions, such as the 1st Asian Cup Wushu Sanda Competition in 2017 and the host of the 1st Asian Traditional Wushu Championships this year; the establishment of the Asia Wushu Development foundation to support the development of wushu in each country. He believes that the new tem will continuously to promote WFA and the development of wushu in Asia. 

After, resolution has been made on the candidate list for the new session of the Executive Committee for the term 2018 to 2022. Fok Chun Wan remains to serve as the President; Mahdi Alinejad (Iran), Zhang Qiuping (China), Julian Camacho (Philippines) and Park Chang Bum (Korea) as Vice-Presidents. Chan Weng Kit as the Secretary General; and Executive Committee Members Li Bobo (Myanmar), Yang Mei Jung (Chinese Taipei), Bhupender Bajwa (India), Okasaki Yutaka (Japan), Chong Kim Fatt (Malaysia)  and Airlangga Hartarto (Indonesia). 

At the same time, the meeting adopted the host of the 1st Asian Traditional Wushu Championships in Nanjing, China in end of November; the host of 2019 the 10th Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei; and 2022 the 10th Asian Wushu Championships in India. 

The work of WFA has been discussed during the meeting, and this year we have especially invited Anthony Goh, Executive Vice President of the International Wushu Federation, and to introduce the future plans of the IWUF, he expressed that glad to be invited to attend the congress, and that it is a great opportunity for continental federation to stay close and to support the work of IWUF. 

Last, WFA has granted Honorary Vice-President to Kyuhei Muraoka (Japan) and Kee Yong Wee (Malaysia) in appreciation for their contribution in the development of wushu in Asia over the past years. Kyuhei Muraoka was absent due to physical conditions, the honorary certificate was accepted by Okazaki Yutaka on his behalf. Further, Mohammadreza Pourgholaminejad (Iran) will soon be leaving his position, certificate of appreciation is awarded to his service for the past 20 years. 

The next congress will be held in India during the Asian Wushu Championships in 2020.