On March 10, 2011, according to the instruction of Zhang Guangning, member of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Province and secretary of Guangzhou Party Committee, Guangzhou municipal government held a seminar on "Guangzhou Building the International Business Center". Professor Li Qing, secretary-general of Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies and the research team member Liu Li delivered important speeches respectively. The main leaders and relevant officials from Guangzhou Provincial Economy and Trade Commission, the Guangdong Provincial Economy and Informationization Commission, Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission, Human Affairs Bureau, and Industrial and Commercial Bureau and Finance Office attended the meeting.