The 11th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations opened on July 9 in Qufu, East China's Shandong province, with the theme of "Beauty in Diversity: Nurturing Understanding Among Civilizations for Global Modernization".
The International Confucian Association and the International Islamic University Malaysia co-hosted the Islam-Confucianism Civilizational Dialogue in Kuala Lumpur on June 16.
Sun Chunlan, president of the International Confucian Association (ICA), called for deeper civilizational dialogue and enhanced cooperation in the global development of Sinology.
Sun Chunlan, president of the International Confucian Association (ICA), met with Phinij Jarusombat, former deputy prime minister of Thailand, president of the Thai-Chinese Cultural and Relationship Council, and vice-chair of the ICA, in Beijing on April 24.