Scholars from China and Central and Eastern Europe discuss ways to seek common ground while maintaining differences and achieving win-win cooperation.
Xinhua News Agency, Sofia, November 10 (Reporter Zhou Helen) The international seminar "China-Europe Dialogue: Seeking Common Ground and Win-Win Cooperation" and the Sixth China-Central and Eastern Europe Computer Researcher Exchange Forum were held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on the 9th. More than 100 experts and researchers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and other countries participated in the event.
Wang Junwei, director of the Academic and Editorial Committee of the Central Academy of Party History and Records, noted in his keynote speech that seeking common ground while maintaining differences of opinion and win-win cooperation are important principles for China in handling international relations. They are also important experiences for the stability and long-term development of China-EU relations, and will continue to play a guiding role in the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe in the future.
Dai Qingli, China's ambassador to Bulgaria, said in his speech that as long as China and the European Union adhere to mutual respect and equal consultation, they can find a solution to the problem and continuously expand the space for mutually beneficial cooperation.
Kislova, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, emphasized in her speech that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China showed that the leadership of the Communist Party of China has the courage to stick to the truth and curb the abuse of power, and will continue to strengthen the position of Chinese society.
Wu Haitao, vice president of the China Public Diplomacy Association, said think tank exchanges are an important channel to continue to consolidate the public opinion base for friendship between China and the EU.
Focusing on "China's 15th Five-Year Plan", four major global initiatives and global governance, as well as the outlook for China-EU relations, participating experts had in-depth discussions and exchanges.
"China-Central and Eastern Europe Advanced Thinkers Exchange Forum" was held in 2016. This mechanism was jointly established by a number of think tanks from Central and Eastern Europe led by the national high think tank of the Central Research Institute for Party History and Documentation, and played a positive role in promoting the exchange of ideas and consensus building between researchers and think tank members from Eastern Europe. This forum is co-sponsored by the Department of Scientific Research and Planning of the Central Academy of Party History and Documentation, the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria, the China Public Diplomacy Association, the Bulgarian National Federation for "One Belt and One Road", and Sofia University in Bulgaria.