Around 20 people are invited to every symposium which is on a small-scale base but provides more opportunities for everyone to speak, thus improving the quality of the symposium.

每次座谈会邀请20人左右，这种小规模的座谈，每人发言的机会更多，座谈质量也得到了提升。

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