5th World Forum on China Studies focuses on 'China road'  

世界中国学论坛开幕 中外学者纵论“中国道路”

中共中央党校前副校长郑必坚23日在上海举行的第五届世界中国学论坛上称，中国正在走的大国和平发展道路是从未有过的，中国应不断寻找并构建与其他国家的“利益汇合点”和“利益共同体”。　　

China is taking a road of peaceful development which has never been experienced by other countries, and is expected to build a "community of interests" with its counterparts, Zheng Bijian, an expert on China studies, said on Saturday.

Zheng made the remarks at the Fifth World Forum on China Studies, which was held in Shanghai from March 23-24.

This year's forum came under the theme "China's Modernization: Its Road and Prospects."

Co-sponsored by the State Council Information Office and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the forum aimed to provide a communication platform for domestic and overseas experts on China studies, as well as promote mutual understanding between China and other countries.

Dr. Sergei Leonidovich Tikhvinsky, of the Russian Academy of Science; Ezra Vogel, author of "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China"; and Dr. Jao Tsung-I, emeritus professor of Chinese language and literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, were awarded for their outstanding contributions to China studies.