The 2025 "Understanding China" International Conference will be held in Guangzhou from November 30th to December 2nd. More than 800 representatives from all walks of life from 72 countries and regions gathered at this grand ideological event with the theme of "new layout, new development and new choice - Chinese path to modernization and new pattern of global governance". In the context of the chaotic and uncertain world today, this conference is like a window, not only showcasing China's future development path to the world, but also unfolding a grand picture of China's interaction and progress with the world. New layout: China's blueprint provides world opportunities. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and passed the "15th Five Year Plan" proposal, mapped out the development blueprint of Chinese path to modernization in the next five years, attracted great attention from the international community, and also triggered heated discussions among the guests. The attendees believed that the "15th Five Year Plan" proposal not only focuses on optimizing China's domestic economic structure and promoting technological self-reliance, but also injects new momentum into the global economy through a series of new measures, providing new development opportunities for countries in the global South. Zheng Bijian, the founding president and academic committee chairman of the China National Innovation and Development Strategy Research Association, believes that the proposed "15th Five Year Plan" will bring about new development in China centered on economic construction, with the theme of promoting high-quality development, reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, and meeting the growing needs of the people for a better life as the fundamental goal. The exploration and practice of Chinese path to modernization has further broken the myth that "modernization equals westernization", provided a new paradigm for the global southern countries to move towards modernization, and helped the global southern countries to better realize the rise of groups. Former Egyptian Prime Minister Isam Sharaf stated that this is his 50th visit to China, and every time he visits China, he can discover new changes. In his view, during the 14th Five Year Plan period, China not only achieved breakthroughs in multiple fields of domestic development, but also provided numerous international public goods. In the next five years, China's development path will be clear, high-quality development will be more effective, and science and technology will be more self reliant... Chinese path to modernization and its experience will provide useful reference for other countries, and China's development will also bring important opportunities for other countries. Former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission, Prodi, believes that China is currently leading the world in numerous fields of technological innovation, with a continuously increasing number of patents and a continuously improving level of scientific research personnel. The series of new measures proposed in the "15th Five Year Plan" will further fill the gaps, strengthen advantages, accelerate China's high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, promote innovation breakthroughs in industries such as intelligent manufacturing and chemical pharmaceuticals, and promote China to play a more important role in leading global technological progress. Former Ethiopian President Mullatu Teshome believes that the "15th Five Year Plan" period is a crucial period for China to consolidate the foundation and fully exert its efforts to achieve socialist modernization, and has important significance for carrying forward the past and opening up the future. The proposal for the 15th Five Year Plan is of great significance to the world economy and global development, especially in line with the common concerns and development demands of developing countries, and brings new opportunities for the development of all countries. New development: China's practice of sharing win-win dividends Chinese path to modernization is a development path that the CPC leads the Chinese people to follow in line with national conditions and the times. It not only reshapes China's economic and social landscape, but also provides experience and path for the world, especially developing countries, through vivid and vivid concrete practices. From the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, from large-scale poverty reduction practices to the development of artificial intelligence, Chinese path to modernization is being presented to the world in a vivid way, bringing new opportunities for global development. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab believes that the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, as an important national strategy of China, has the characteristics of multiple fields and dimensions, among which the measures to promote higher education cooperation are particularly noteworthy. The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area regards talent cultivation and education cooperation as one of the core engines of development, further strengthening teacher-student exchanges and joint research, and establishing joint research and development centers, which will effectively enhance the overall innovation capability of the region, drive the deep integration of industry, academia and research, and empower industrial innovation. Peter Ronggen, President of the Ronggen Foundation in Germany, stated that in the face of new development trends, China is comprehensively promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing industries. He believes that with the widespread application of new technologies, the global competitive advantage of Chinese manufacturing will be further enhanced. At the same time, China's development in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence has taken a leading position globally, and we believe that this momentum will continue to be maintained in the future. Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Sato Kilman, believes that the Chinese government has always responded to important domestic and international issues with a positive attitude and demonstrated outstanding governance capabilities through practical actions. China has made remarkable achievements in the field of poverty reduction, and made the development achievements benefit ordinary people. "The Chinese path to modernization road provides valuable experience for developing countries to solve similar problems". China has lifted over 800 million people out of poverty, which is of great reference significance for Latin American countries. ”Professor Alfredo Harrife Rahme from the School of Social and Political Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico stated that China's large-scale poverty reduction practices provide valuable reference models for countries in the global South, especially Latin American countries facing similar challenges. New choice: The Chinese plan demonstrates governance responsibility in today's world, where global challenges are increasing. Strengthening global governance and promoting reform of the global governance system have become the trend. China has put forward a series of ideas and initiatives, including the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, the the Belt and Road Initiative and the four major global initiatives, which provide the international community with new options for win-win cooperation. These Chinese ideas and plans not only promote global common development, but also inject strong impetus into building a more just and reasonable international order. Former Austrian Chancellor Schussel stated that China has achieved far beyond expected development in the past few decades. He spoke highly of the regional cooperation model of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, believing that this cooperation model represents the future direction of regional development, provides other countries around the world, including Central and Eastern European countries, with a reference to regional coordinated development ideas, and demonstrates the innovation and leadership of Chinese path to modernization in regional cooperation. Chen Xiaodong, Director General of the China International Development Cooperation Administration, stated that China's foreign aid and international development cooperation aim to build a community with a shared future for mankind, guided by the four global initiatives, especially the Global Development Initiative, and actively help developing countries achieve common development. China will take the fifth anniversary of the "15th Five Year Plan" and the global development initiative as an opportunity to deepen multilateral and bilateral cooperation, deepen cooperation in emerging areas such as green development and digital empowerment, share the experience of Chinese path to modernization, and promote the establishment of a more equal and balanced global development partnership. Andrei Bestritsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Valdai International Debate Club Development and Support Foundation in Russia, believes that China injects momentum into the common development of humanity through its own development. He particularly mentioned that the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative provides important opportunities for the development and revitalization of countries in the global South. Sustainable infrastructure construction will bring positive changes to the lives of people in developing countries. "For Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union, cooperation with China can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results". Former Singapore Foreign Minister Yang Rongwen believes that China has put forward four global initiatives, advocating for the international community to achieve peaceful coexistence through communication and understanding, and actively share the fruits of development with other countries. The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind upheld by China has played an important role in deepening international cooperation, promoting world peace and development, and contributing to the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system. (New Society)