An international dialogue titled "Connecting the World: Youth Power in Open Science" convened in Beijing on Friday, gathering young innovators from various scientific fields.

Researchers from fields including aerospace, life sciences and disaster risk reduction shared perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of international scientific collaboration amid the evolving landscape of open science and global technological competition.

Ren Xiaoqiang, a researcher at China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, said that young scientists with their professionalism, rigor, openness and passion are now a vital driving force in China's deep space exploration efforts.

Stephanie Stone, a US reporter at China Daily, said that one of her favorite areas of global technological collaboration is related to cultural heritage. Chinese teams have recently cooperated with Egypt on archaeological digitization, demonstrating that technology can preserve human history just as effectively as it can build the future.