GUANGZHOU: The opening ceremony of the 2023 Understanding China Conference (Guangzhou) was held in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on Saturday.

Under the theme of 'China's New Endeavors amid Unprecedented Global Changes — Expanding the Convergence of Interests and Building A Community of Shared Future,' officials, experts, entrepreneurs, foreign envoys and representatives of international organizations and multinational companies have engaged in discussions and exchanged ideas on some of the most pressing global topics, such as global security and development issues.