Participants browses books during the 2025 Understanding China Conference in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 1, 2025. The 2025 Understanding China Conference, themed "New Plan, New Development, New Choices -- Chinese Modernization and New Vision for Global Governance," is held in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)