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Yose Rizal Damuri, head of the Department of Economics at the Jakarta-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, shared with Xinhua that ASEAN and China need to do this kind of cultural exchanges a little bit more and often. "Cultural exchange among countries is very important as it will promote our understanding and deepen international friendship," Damuri said.

Meanwhile, Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Simon Merrifield said that the cultural performance on Monday night was a very sophisticated one brought by China to ASEAN and set a real example for other conventional cultures to perform in a dynamic and modern way.

The special celebration of the 2014 China-ASEAN cultural exchange year in Indonesia is organized by Chinese Ministry of Culture and expected to conclude its performance on Friday.

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