3rd WIC gets underway: In photos

Volunteers in blue uniforms walk into the Wuzhen Internet International Convention Center, the venue for at the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province on Nov 16, 2016. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Photo taken on Nov 16 showing police on duty at the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Participants holding smart robots walk into the venue for the third World Internet Conference on Nov 16. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Volunteers in blue uniforms prepare for the opening ceremony of the third World Internet Conference on Nov 16. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Guests walk into the Wuzhen Internet International Convention Center on Nov 16 for the opening ceremony of the third World Internet Conference. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Volunteers in blue uniformsstand outside the venue of the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province on Nov 16. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Volunteers accompany guests before the start of the opening ceremony of the third World Internet Conference on Nov 16. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group Ltd, walks out of the Wuzhen Internet International Convention Center after the opening ceremony of the third World Internet Conference on Nov 16. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Guests exchange ideas as they wander around Wuzhen, an ancient yet smart town in east China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Traditional gondola-style sculling boats are lined up ready to take guests on cruises around Wuzhen during the ongoing World Internet Conference. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Journalists conduct an interview outside the newly-built Internet International Convention Center in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, a permanent venue for the World Internet Conference, which opened on Nov 16.[Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Guests at the third World Internet Conference walk around Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province on Nov 16. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Volunteers in blue uniforms welcome guests in front of a poster advertising the third World Internet Conference, which is being held in Wuzhen from Nov 16 to 18. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Guests have a discussionat the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang provinceon Nov 16. [Photo/Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Signposts direct guests to the ongoing third World Internet Conference and the Light of Internet Expo in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province.[Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

The third World Internet Conference opened in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province on Nov 16 and will last until Nov 18. President Xi Jinping gave a video speech during the opening ceremony of the conference.

The conference, which this year is based around the theme of "Innovation-driven Internet Development for the Benefit of All – Building a Community of Common Future in Cyberspace", will feature forums, an expo, and a launch event, in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies.

Some 16 forums will be held during the three-day event covering 20 hot Internet-related trends, including Internet economy, Internet innovation, Internet culture, governance in cyberspace and international cooperation on the Internet.