July 27, 2025

Over 50 experts and scholars from nearly 20 universities and research institutions in China and Japan gathered at a forum in Beijing on Sunday to discuss how to boost people-to-people exchanges and foster cultural understanding between the two countries.

The forum, co-hosted by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the Japan-China Friendship Center, covered topics such as high-quality development and modernization in both countries, social governance from comparative perspectives, China-Japan cooperation in times of global transformation, and the joint pursuit of lasting world peace and development.

Xie Fuzhan, president of the China Foundation for Human Rights Development, highlighted the essential role of people-to-people ties in shaping China-Japan relations. He stressed the need for objective understanding and cultural exchange, especially at a time when bilateral relations are at a crossroads.

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