Experts call for boosting dialogue, mutual learning at civilizations forum in E China

STORY: Experts call for boosting dialogue, mutual learning at civilizations forum in E China DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: QUFU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qufu city 2. various of the Eighth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROGER T. AMES, Professor with Peking University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU XUBING, Deputy head of Confucius Institute in Qufu STORYLINE: Experts have called for boosting exchanges, dialogue, and mutual learning between cultures at a forum held in China's Shandong Province. The Eighth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations was held in Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius. The forum offers a platform for scholars and experts in cultural studies to forge better understanding on enhancing dialogues among different cultures. Participants acknowledged that differences existing in social systems, development models, ideologies and cultures among countries should not become an obstacle for conversations. SOUNDBITE