The special forum of "Understanding China and the Bay Area Dialogue" was held in Guangzhou on the 19th. With the theme of "Chinese path to modernization and new opportunities in the world", the forum invited politicians, scholars, entrepreneurs, foreign envoys to China, representatives of international organizations and multinational companies in China, as well as Chinese government officials, scholars, entrepreneurs, etc. from all over the world to "understand" China "Understand" the profound connotation of Chinese path to modernization and the new opportunities that China's development brings to the world. In his opening speech, Zheng Bijian, President of the China National Innovation and Development Strategy Research Association, said that looking back at the ten years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that ushered in an innovative era, China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction have been deeply promoted, writing two miraculous new chapters of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. Ivan Melnikov, the first vice chairman of the Russian State Duma, said in the video keynote speech: "Why can China and the CPC achieve such achievements? What kind of domestic and foreign policies have enabled China to take the lead in international development and modernization? Finding the answers to these questions will help us to better understand China to a large extent." Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former President of the Philippines, said in her video keynote speech that China's development achievements since the reform and opening up are "breathtaking". This forum features an opening ceremony, keynote speech, lunch speech, 10 parallel forums, 4 closed door seminars, 3 special sessions, and a series of supporting activities. The forum is jointly organized by the China National Innovation and Development Strategy Research Association, the Chinese People's Diplomatic Society, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, and the French Outlook and Innovation Foundation, and hosted by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. (Outlook New Era Network)