Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister delivers keynote speech online at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Understanding China Conference on Dec. 2. 

The Understanding China Conference 2021 kicked off on Dec. 1 with an opening ceremony on Dec. 2 and concluded on Dec. 4 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. The event has provided a platform for the world to better understand the country and the Communist Party of China.

Hundreds of former State leaders, senior business executives, strategists, scholars and entrepreneurs from around the world have attended the four-day event online and offline this year.

Here are some speeches made by foreign guests during the conference.

Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister

Goh Chok Tong, former Prime Minister of Singapore, on the development of the Greater Bay Area 

Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister

Pascal Lamy, former Director General of  World Trade Organization

Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow of Yale University

Martin Jacques, Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University; former Senior Fellow of Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University

Sources: Guangzhou Daily, China Daily 
Videos: Guangzhou Daily, official WeChat account of CIIDS
Photos: Luo Changwei/Guangzhou Daily
Editor: Lyu Yun