From December 2 to 4, the 2024 Understanding China Conference is held in Guangzhou.

On the first day of the conference, Stavros N. Yiannouka, CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), said that he was impressed by the development of the GBA. He told reporter that the GBA is one of the main centers for innovation globally, with a lot of higher education institutions and high-tech companies. And there's increasing synergy between the two. In this regard, he believes the GBA can potentially position itself as an innovation laboratory for education.

Reporter: Sharon Hu

Editor: Stephanie Li

Video editing: Andy Yuan