The participants include Li Xuming, vice president of Social Science Association of Guangdong Province, Li Minghua, chairman of Culture Association of Guangdong Province, Xu Zuping, deputy director of Non-governmental Organization Administration of Guangdong Province, Zhong Weihe, president of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Gu Yeli, vice president of GDUFS, Li Qing, Secretary-general of Guangdong Research Institute for International Studies, Shen Minghao, director of Cantonese Merchants Research Center, and guests and representatives from provincial departments, municipal departments, universities, research institutes, enterprises and the media. The meeting was presided over by Shen Minghao.