(230610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, lights the torch from a cauldron and announces the start of the torch relay for the 31st FISU World University Games, at a ceremony held in Beijing, capital of China, June 10, 2023. The torch relay for the 31st FISU World University Games began in Beijing on Saturday, kicking off a 48-day countdown to the Games to be held in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)