CICG participates in 2026 Beijing Culture Forum

The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum opened in the Chinese capital city on Sept. 22. Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the event and delivered a keynote speech. Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, attended the forum and delivered remarks. Chang Bo, president of China International Communications Group (CICG), and Li Yafang, deputy editor-in-chief of CICG and president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS), attended the opening ceremony.

Under the theme "Cultural Heritage and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations," the forum was jointly hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, and the Beijing Municipal Government. More than 600 guests from 44 countries and regions attended the event.

ACCWS under CICG organized a parallel forum on international cooperation in cultural heritage protection. The event brought together around 100 participants from 15 countries and regions to discuss cultural heritage protection and its role in promoting dialogue among civilizations.

At a special session presenting key outcomes on the evening of Sept. 22, Li Yafang released the "Deepening Mutual Learning Among Civilizations and Highlighting Civilizational Markers: Report on China's Cultural Exchanges with the World (2025)." The report reviews major developments, notable practices, and emerging trends in China's cultural exchanges with the world in 2025. Zhang Jinting, director of the China International Publishing Center under CICG, presented works on exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations produced under the "Image Possibilities" Coproduction Plan. A multilingual corpus on cultural heritage compiled by ACCWS was also unveiled at the session.