BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), opening in Beijing on May 15, has produced 26 outcomes, including the 2019 Beijing Consensus of CDAC, the event's organizer said Friday. Participants of the CDAC agreed in the 2019 Beijing Consensus that diverse civilizations should respect each other in a spirit of inclusiveness and mutual learning and conduct more extensive and in-depth dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, according to a press release from the CDAC organizer.
The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations opened in Beijing on May 15. President Xi Jinping, who initiated the conference, has repeatedly pointed out the importance of cultural exchange and mutual learning.
A visitor prepares to taste steamed dumplings with juicy stuffings during the Asian Cuisine Festival at the Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2019. The week-long Asian Cuisine Festival, as part of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), was held in four cities of Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
China vowed to provide $1 million to aid scholars under 35 years old to conduct research on the Silk Road, which aims to promote education in a bid to push forward the dialogue between civilizations. International students who study in China and Chinese students perform before the opening of “Safeguarding the diversity of Asian civilization,” on May 15, which was part of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.
