The sentiment, wisdom and creativity of Chinese culture are shared by all mankind, Wu Weishan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and director of the National Art Museum of China, said Sunday.

As a sculptor Wu said he has created more than 500 works over the past three decades, including sculptures of historical figures like philosophers Laozi and Confucius, as well as Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) poets Du Fu and Li Bai.

On the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth last year, Wu's 5.5-meter, bronze statue of the man was unveiled in Marx's German hometown, Trier.

While some proposed capturing a childhood Marx, Wu insisted on recreating him as an older man, with long beard and shock of hair – the image best known to the public.

Wu was invited in September to build a statue of Confucius querying Laozi at a plaza in Uruguay's capital Montevideo, while in 2017 a Brazilian plaza home to one of his Confucius statues was renamed China Plaza.

"Going global is not only the need for Chinese culture but also the need for that of the world," he said.