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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
KUNMING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — More than 120 guests from 24 countries in the Global South gathered in Chengjiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Sunday to discuss the protection and development of World Heritage.
They attended a thematic sub-forum of the 2025 Global South High-Level Media and Think Tank Forum, which is jointly hosted by Xinhua News Agency, the CPC Committee and the Yunnan Provincial People's Government.
As Zeng Yan, a member of the Bureau and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee, noted, the province has six world heritage sites, which is the second highest in China. Moreover, the Jingmaishan Ancient Tea Forest Cultural Landscape in Pu'er is the world's first cultural heritage site dedicated to tea.
According to Zeng Yan, preserving these world heritage sites requires joint efforts. The top priority should be their protection, while at the same time, research, practical application, exchanges and cooperation should be intensified to bring these cultural and natural treasures back to life as bridges for mutual learning among civilizations.
Xinhua Deputy Director-General Xi Yanchun stressed the importance of joint efforts, calling the sustainable development of World Heritage “a systemic project that requires cooperation from all parties, including active support from the media.”
She promised that Xinhua will continue to strengthen cooperation with governments, media and think tanks in the Global South to help strengthen consensus and raise public awareness on the protection and transmission of world heritage.
As Robinder Nath Sachdev, president of the Indian think tank Imagindia Institute, pointed out, although many World Heritage sites in the Global South are recognized globally, their perspectives remain underrepresented in global narratives. He therefore called for a stronger voice for the Global South.
In addition to protection, the sub-forum participants also stressed the need to keep the heritage viable and relevant to modern life, in particular by engaging the younger generation through social media, film, television and games. –0–
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