(The picture shows the scene of the seminar.)
（研讨活动现场）
BEIJING, July 10 -- The Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Seminar and Tabletop Exercise 2024 kicked off in Guangzhou, China, on Tuesday. The event was held by the Chinese PLA Navy and attended by representatives from 16 member states and six observer states both online and offline.
北京7月10日电 7月9日上午，由中国海军承办的2024西太海军论坛人道主义救援减灾研讨与桌面推演活动在广州开幕，来自16个成员国和6个观察员国的代表通过线下、线上两种方式参加此次活动。
The three-day event consists of two parts: exchanges in seminar and tabletop exercise, during which eight experts and representatives from seven countries will share their own experience and insights on humanitarian assistance in recent years.
此次活动为期3天，分研讨交流和桌面推演两个部分，来自7个国家的8名专家及代表围绕近年来各自国家参与人道主义救援的情况和相关经验进行分享交流。
The tabletop exercise will use group-based map simulations to focus on joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the context of typhoon disasters.
桌面推演以“台风灾害背景下人道主义联合救援减灾行动”为课题，采取分组集中、图上推演的方式进行。
Natural disasters have become more frequent worldwide in recent years. To effectively respond to natural disasters and advance humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation in the Western Pacific region, the Chinese PLA Navy proposed to host this event at the 18th WPNS in 2022. It aims to actively explore methods for navies in the Western Pacific region to jointly respond to major natural disasters, deepen practical cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, enhance disaster response experience sharing, and strengthen joint crisis response capabilities and willingness.
近年来，全球各地自然灾害频发，为有效联合应对自然灾害，推进西太地区人道主义救援减灾合作深入开展，中国海军于第18届西太海军论坛提出申办此次活动，旨在积极探索西太海军联合应对重大自然灾害的方法途径，深化西太海军人道主义救援减灾务实合作，加强应对灾害经验交流，提升联合应对危机的能力和意愿。
(The picture shows the scene of the tabletop exercise.)
（桌面推演）
