On May 10th, the China (Guangdong)International Think Tank Forum of 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road was unveiled at GDUFS. Over 200 former politicians, government officials, experts and scholars from 32 countries attended the forum, carrying out discussions and presenting research on the theme of “mutual consultation and trust, mutual assistance and win-win cooperation”.

Under the guidance of the “One Belt, One Road” Think Tank Alliance, the forum was held by the Collaborative Innovation Center for 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Studies. The forum served as the lead of the union of Chinese characteristic University Think Tank International Forum, which is composed of Xiamen University, Chinese Social Science Economic and Political Research Institute, Business Section Institute for International Trade and Economic cooperation, Chinese Research Institute for International Issues, Centre for Contemporary World Researches of International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Yunnan University and Jinan University.