China-South Asia international cultural forum held in Kunming

Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to China, said that in recent years, the Belt and Road Initiative, along with the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, has expanded cultural exchanges and mutual learning. During a recent visit of the Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister to China in Sept 2023, China and Nepal pledged to intensify exchanges and cooperation in education, science, technology, telecommunications, and culture. Both sides agreed to designate the year 2025 as "Nepal Visit Year" in China, with the aim of boosting tourism and fostering cultural exchange.

Nepal is actively promoting cultural exchanges and mutual learning through such initiatives as the establishment of Confucius Institutes. Cultural exchanges and mutual learning will continue to be the cornerstone of Nepal-China relations, he added.

Indrananda Abeysekera, president of the Association for Sri Lanka-China Social & Cultural Cooperation, said that "China has taken proper steps to promote the development and progress of traditional industrial art by seeking talents to support, multi-sector cooperation and brand construction. Through the experience of China, we can create more innovative drives which really meet the development of the cultural creative industry. "