The "Understanding China · GBA Dialogue" forum organizing committee held a press conference in Guangzhou on April 15th. According to the press conference, the forum will be held at the Guangzhou Yuexiu International Congress Center from April 18th to 20th, 2023.

Focusing on "Chinese modernization and opportunities for the world", the forum will invite well-known politicians, strategists, scholars, entrepreneurs, foreign ambassadors to China, international organizations, and representatives of multinational companies from the United States, Russia, Europe, and neighboring and developing countries. In addition, officials from central government departments, local government leaders, scholars, and entrepreneurs attended the conference to help the international community better understand China, including Chinese modernization, as well as the new opportunities broughtby China's development to the world. The conference aims to support the high-quality development of Guangdong Province and the GBA.

The Understanding China Conference has been held six sessions, with three of them taking place in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. However, the organizers emphasized that the "Understanding China · GBA Dialogue" forum is differentfrom the "Understanding China Conference" held at the end of each year. Accordingto the organizers, becauseof the growing influence of the Understanding China Conference, they decided to hold a special forum in the first half of this year to further enrich the conference mechanism and content, and to better meet domestic and international expectations. The topics of the conference will be more focused, and appropriate adjustments will be made to the scale and specifications.

The 3-day forum will include an opening ceremony, keynote speeches, lunch speeches, ten parallel forums, four closed-door seminars, three special sessions, and a series of supporting activities. It will focus on interpreting the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping's major speeches, and the spirit of the two sessions. The forum will cover topics such as promoting whole-process people's democracy, building a modern socialist country in all respects, and advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through the Chinese path to modernization.

In addition, the forum will hold activities such as the promotion of the "Understanding China" TV series, the "Chinainthe Eyes of the Young Generation" short video collection and display ceremony, and other events to allow the attending guests to experience the new vitality of Guangzhou, a city with a storied past. There will be immersive cultural experiences, appreciation of Guangzhou culture, TCM culture experiences, food displays, performances, drone shows, and related inspections.

“读懂中国·湾区对话”专题论坛即将开幕

4月15日，“读懂中国·湾区对话”专题论坛组委会在广州市召开新闻发布会。羊城晚报记者从发布会上获悉，“读懂中国•湾区对话”专题论坛将于2023年4月18至20日在广州越秀国际会议中心举办。

论坛以“中国式现代化与世界新机遇”为主题，邀请美俄欧、周边和发展中国家知名政治家、战略家、学者、企业家、外国驻华使节、国际组织和跨国公司驻华代表，以及有关部委和地方政府负责人、学者、企业家与会，帮助国际社会更好地读懂中国，读懂中国式现代化的深刻内涵以及中国发展为世界带来的新机遇，助力广东和粤港澳大湾区高质量发展。

“读懂中国”国际会议已召开六届，其中三届都在广东广州举办。本次论坛主办方介绍，“读懂中国•湾区对话”专题论坛并不等同于每年年底举办的“读懂中国”国际会议。“随着‘读懂中国’国际会议影响力越来越大，为了回应国内外的殷切期待，进一步丰富‘读懂中国’国际会议机制、内涵，我们决定在今年上半年举办一次专题论坛，会议议题更加聚焦，规模和规格也做了适当调整。”

本次论坛会期共3天，设置开幕式、主旨演讲、午餐演讲及10场平行论坛、4场闭门研讨会、3场专题会议和一系列配套活动。论坛重点围绕解读党的二十大精神、习近平总书记重要讲话精神和全国两会精神设置议程，包括国内外普遍关注的推动全过程人民民主、全面建设社会主义现代化国家、以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴等主题。

此外，论坛将举办“读懂中国”电视片宣介活动、读懂中国·“新青年看中国”中外短视频征集展播活动表彰典礼。为了让参会嘉宾更好地感受到广州老城市新活力，论坛还策划了中华文化沉浸式体验、广州特色文化品鉴、中医文化体验、美食展示、文艺演出、无人机表演、相关考察等活动。

文｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 李焕坤、罗仕
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翻译｜刘佳慧