-- China has achieved decisive outcomes in its fight against the COVID-19 with arduous efforts, enabling more than 100 people to travel, congregate and explore the cultural roots of China's governance.
-- China's immediate success in bringing the epidemic under control stems from the fine traditional Chinese culture, according to David Bartosch, a Beijing-based professor.
-- The pandemic's spread around the world has made more people realize that humans and nature are a community with a shared future, and all continents, countries, and peoples should join hands to move forward, said Xu Jialu, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
QUFU, Shandong, Sept. 29 -- It was the second time for David Bartosch, a Beijing-based professor, to attend the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations that took place Sunday and Monday in Confucius' birthplace of Qufu, east China's Shandong Province.
Unlike the previous occasions, however, this year's cultural exchange came at an unprecedented time amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
Photo taken on Sept. 27, 2020 shows the opening ceremony of the 2020 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival and the Sixth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
The menace of coronavirus is still raging across the world, leaving many in-person events canceled. Yet China has achieved decisive outcomes in its fight against the deadly virus with arduous efforts, enabling more than 100 people, including Bartosch, to travel, congregate and explore the cultural roots of China's governance.
"It is always a pleasure to take a business trip during this time since our school has imposed strict restrictions," said Bartosch, who works at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Based on his own experience, he believes that the measures China has taken to ensure public safety are reassuring.
Early this year, the German national was on holiday in south China's Hainan province when he got stranded in a small village due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. Though he felt anxious seeing the social media updates, just as anyone else, his worries were, however, soon dispelled by the Chinese government's quick and effective actions.
