Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.20

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In May 2004, “Sino-India Economic, Trade and Cultural Exchange Forum” was held in Shanghai, where the academic institutions of the two countries held in-depth discussion on many themes of Indian and Chinese economy and culture and strengthened mutual understanding. With the aim to spread awareness and strengthen research in China studies in India, Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, has been organising All India Conference of China Studies every year since 2006. From 2008 onwards, the “China South Asia International Cultural Forum” has been held successively in Beijing, New Delhi, Chengdu and Shenzhen, facilitating the exchange and cooperation of the scholars of the two countries in the fields of culture, economy and trade, education and media. In 2012, the Center for South Asian Studies, Peking University founded and held the “Peking University South Asia Lecture Forum”, which has invited several Indian scholars to deliver academic lectures. In May 2013, during the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to India, an agreement of cooperation was signed with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; the objectives of the agreement included decision to enlarge educational exchange and cooperation, the decision to complete the *Encyclopaedia of India-China Cultural Contacts* in 2014 and a plan to launch the project of translation of each other’s classics.