Peaceful coexistence and mutual enrichment among civilizations: insights from Greek scholar

June 11, 2026

In a recent interview with People's Daily, Nikiforos Diamandouros, president of the Academy of Athens, stressed the importance of dialogue between Greek and Chinese civilizations amid escalating global governance challenges and declining international trust.

Studies of classics called key to future

June 10, 2026

Classical wisdom should illuminate humanity's path forward and address key questions of our time, including how to keep our world in peace and order, according to an initiative announced at the closing ceremony of the Second World Conference of Classics in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.

He Fangying

For the public good

June 09, 2026

Looking back to the classical traditions of both East and West, we can clearly trace the intellectual trajectory by which personal affection gradually became the foundation of the civic order.

Jin Fangting

Civilizations illuminating one another through dialogue

June 09, 2026

Classical studies is an epistemological and methodological key capable of moving civilizational exchange from surface-level dialogue to genuine mutual understanding.

Sophia Papaioannou

From argument to accord in ancient debates

June 09, 2026

The rhetorical traditions of ancient China and ancient Greece are among the most influential systems of communication in world history. Although both cultures developed sophisticated theories of persuasion during the same periods in history, they differed significantly because they emerged from distinct philosophical, social and cosmological assumptions.

Dialogue on classics offers timeless wisdom for today

June 09, 2026

Ancient Greek and Chinese thinkers, in different ways, understood human beings as part of a larger order — cosmic, natural, social or political. Their wisdom lies not in offering ready-made solutions, but in widening the horizon within which modern questions can be asked.

Ragnar Baldursson

Asking the right questions

April 08, 2026

Understanding Chinese civilization holds the key to explaining its contemporary development, Iceland's former minister counselor to China says.

Marta Montoro

Understanding builds trust

March 31, 2026

Promoting mutual understanding, expanding exchanges among peoples, and respecting the diversity of development paths are fundamental steps toward the goal advocated by China: building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Egyptian sinologist aspires to serve as a bridge for cultural exchange between China and Arab countries

March 17, 2026

March 15 marks the third anniversary of the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative. Alaa Mamdouh Akef, an Egyptian sinologist engaged in research and teaching at Peking University, shared his views on the initiative.