PARIS, May 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A forum on the
development of people-to-people and cultural exchanges between
China and France was held here on
Saturday, in a bid to boost cooperation and mutual learning.
The participants agreed that strengthening cultural exchanges
and cooperation between China and
France will not only help broaden consensus and deepen mutual
trust, but also promote the two great civilizations and other
civilizations worldwide to achieve each other and to rejuvenate
with fresh vitality in the new era.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between China
and France and is also the China-France Year of Culture and
Tourism.
In his opening speech, President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua
said the forum, held on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's
state visit to France, is of great significance in boosting
cooperation between media, think tanks and enterprises from the two
countries and in facilitating cultural exchange and mutual
learning.
Fu said that Xinhua has been dedicated to telling stories about
the friendship between the two countries and promoting Chinese and
French cultures.
"We are willing to work with Chinese and French media outlets,
think tanks and other organizations to uphold the principle of
equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusiveness among
civilizations, and promote the common values of all humanity," he
said.
Xinhua is ready to jointly showcase the fruits of China-France cooperation, demonstrate the
charms of the two countries' traditional cultures and the unique
highlights of their modern civilizations, and broaden the bridge of
people-to-people exchange and cultural cooperation, Fu noted.
Xinhua also stands ready to seize such opportunities as the
China-France Year of Culture and Tourism and the Paris Olympic
Games to try to hold more cultural exchange activities to push
bilateral relations to a new high.
China's Ambassador to
France Lu Shaye said
people-to-people and cultural exchanges are an important foundation
and inexhaustible driving force for China-France relations.
The two countries are set to launch dozens of cultural and
tourism events this year that marks the 60th anniversary of
diplomatic ties and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism,
and will see the Paris Olympic Games, bringing important
opportunities for people-to-people and cultural exchanges, the
ambassador said.
Lu also expressed his belief that under the strategic guidance
of President Xi and President Macron, bilateral ties are bound to
show vigor and vitality in the future, and the booming cultural
exchanges and cooperation will also lay a more solid public opinion
foundation for the sound and stable development of bilateral
ties.
"Culture constitutes the strongest cement between our
civilizations," Eric Alauzet, president of the France-China
Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, said at the
forum.
The common history of the two countries after the establishment
of diplomatic ties has nourished fruitful cultural and
people-to-people exchanges, which has in turn driven cooperation
and development in other areas, he said.
Bilateral cooperation has achieved many outcomes in economy and
trade, and in their joint efforts against climate change, Alauzet
added, noting that the two countries have held various cultural
exchange activities this year, which will further push forward
bilateral relations.
Saturday's forum is co-sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, the
Chinese Embassy in France, and
Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public
relations company.
Themed "Reinforcing People-to-people and Cultural Exchanges,
Promoting the China-France Spirit," the forum drew around 250
representatives from the Chinese and French governments, the United
Nations and other international organizations, mainstream global
media outlets, think tanks as well as cultural and business circles
of the two countries.
Prior to the opening of the forum, Xinhua News Agency signed a
memorandum of understanding with Publicis Groupe.
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