‘The diversity of civilizations determines the diversity of development. It is in the process of inheriting and interpreting ancient civilizations, and in the dialogue of equal exchanges, that different countries find paths rooted in their own civilization,” Liu Li, President of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), said in his opening remarks at the World Sinology Lecture co-hosted by the Chinese Association for International Understanding and BLCU on March 17.
As one of the most prestigious universities for international students in China—for example, Golden Globe-winning actress Awkwafina, an American of Chinese descent, studied at the institution for two years—BLCU also dedicates itself to research into traditional Chinese language, literature, history, intellectual thought and the arts, and has, in that context, established the
