On 24 November, the World Conference on Chinese Studies•Shanghai Forum was held in Shanghai International Center, with "Chinese Civilization and the Chinese Road from a Global Perspective" as the theme. Li Shulei, a member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony, read out President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter, and delivered a keynote speech.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the Chinese civilization had a long history, which was enriched and developed through exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations in the world. Tracing back to the source of history was the key to understanding the real world, following the cultural foundation was the key to identifying China today, and mutual learning among civilizations was the key to achieving common progress. He hoped that experts and scholars from various countries could serve as ambassadors for the integration of Chinese and foreign civilizations, continuously promote research on world Chinese studies, promote cultural exchange and mutual learning, and inject ideological and cultural strength into the flourishing of world civilization.

Chen Ying, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the NLC and Deputy Director of the NLC, was invited to attend the conference, and made a lecture named "Centennial Inheritance: The Role and Prospects of the National Library of China in the Study of Chinese Studies in the World" at Parallel Session 4 with "Progression of Scholarship: Intergenerational Transmission and Paradigm Shifts in Chinese Studies" as the theme. 

Chen Ying said that the NLC had played four roles in the research of Chinese studies in the world during its development progress, namely as a collection place for Chinese studies, a service provider for Chinese studies, a researcher of Chinese studies, and a promoter of academic exchanges. In the future, the NLC would build a "literature collection center, literature research center, decision reference center, and cultural exchange center" in the field of world Chinese studies. Chen Ying proposed four cooperation expectations to the attendees and the Chinese academic community: firstly, to maintain the tradition of collecting documents on Chinese studies, continuously improve and enrich the collection of documents on Chinese studies; second,  to carry forward the expertise in editing specialized bibliographies on Chinese studies and continuously promote the construction of Chinese study catalogue; thirdly, to integrate overseas resources on Chinese studies and gradually build a one-stop service platform for Chinese studies; fourth, to carry out global exchange and cooperation in Chinese studies literature, strive to build a community of academic research on Chinese studies, and make contributions to the prosperity and development of world Chinese studies through the NLC.

More than 20 well-known experts and scholars from home and abroad gathered at Parallel Session 4 to explore new ideas and methods for the development of world Chinese studies.

This conference was co-sponsored by the State Council Information Office and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Fudan University, and organized by Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. The conference had 4 parallel sessions. More than 400 experts, scholars, and representatives from nearly 60 countries and regions attended the conference.