By Fang Aiqing | China Daily | Updated: 2024-01-02 07:57Ji Bingxuan (second from right), head of the Chinese Association for International Understanding, presents translated works from Sinologists as gifts to the China Cultural Center in Rabat, Morocco, on Dec 22. [Photo provided to China Daily]Around 30 Sinologists and translators from North African countries including Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, gathered in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, on Dec 22 to discuss mutual learning between civilizations and regional development. "The history of civilizational exchanges between China and Africa shows that it is only through exchanges and mutual learning can a civilization maintain its vitality," says Ji Bingxuan, head of the Chinese Association for International Understanding. He stresses the importance of holding dialogue between the two sides, promoting inclusiveness and mutual learning, and suggests that China and the North African countries explore together, within their cultural traditions, the enduring ideas that can contribute to today's development. The director hopes that the Sinologists can take action to eliminate misunderstanding, misinterpretation and misjudgment caused by cultural differences between countries and their people, and to interpret Chinese civilization and share its wisdom with the world.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2024 00:26 UTC