State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World in Shanghai on Friday, Foreign?Ministry?spokesman?Wang?Wenbin?announced.

The event will be held at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, and Qin will deliver a keynote speech.

The forum is expected to host?foreign?dignitaries,?prestigious experts and scholars, business leaders, foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations in China and representatives from international media, said Wang.

Under the theme of "Chinese Modernization and the World", the forum consists of three panel sessions and a luncheon with the business community for in-depth exchanges on topics including the new development of China, better global governance, closer people-to-people exchanges and pursuing high-standard opening up, according to Wang.

The forum is co-organized by the China Public Diplomacy Association, the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.