2021 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit opens(1/4)

Yuan Jiajun, vice governor and acting governor of China's Zhejiang Province delivers a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit, Sept. 26, 2021. (China News Service/Han Haidan)

The 2021 World Internet Conference(WIC) Wuzhen Summit kicked off in Wuzhen, a famous water town in east China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday.

Themed "Towards a New Era of Digital Civilization-Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," the WIC this year will hold 20 sub-forums focusing on the cutting-edge global internet technologies and the new trend of cyberspace governance.

Launched in 2014, the summit is widely known as the biggest and a high-level Internet industry events in both China and the world. (With input from CGTN)

Liu Zhenmin, UN under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs attends the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit via video, Sept. 26, 2021. (China News Service/Han Haidan)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Internet Conference(WIC) Wuzhen Summit via video, Sept. 26, 2021. (China News Service/Han Haidan)

Cristiano Amon, the president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, delivers an online speech during the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Internet Conference(WIC) Wuzhen Summit via video, Sept. 26, 2021. (China News Service/Han Haidan)