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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
On May 15, 2025, an art exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Russian public diplomacy and the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing was ceremoniously opened at the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing. The event was jointly organized by the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing and the website www.pdnet.cn, with the support of the International Exchange Committee of the China Association of Trade in Services. The ceremony was attended by Cultural Counselor of the Russian Embassy in China Maxim Chernyshev, Director of the Serbian Cultural Center Tatyana Soldat, as well as representatives of friendly circles from China, Russia, Serbia, Indonesia, Rwanda and other countries.
In her welcoming speech, Director of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing Tatyana Urzhumtseva noted that for 100 years Rossotrudnichestvo has served as a bridge connecting the cultures of Russia and China. Over the past 15 years, the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing has become a platform for dialogue, a keeper of traditions, and a creative laboratory. She emphasized that the centenary of people’s diplomacy is not just a chronological milestone, but a century-long testimony to a sincere dialogue, where humanitarian cooperation and people’s friendship remain a “golden bridge” between the two countries.
Liu Chunyan, editor-in-chief of www.pdnet.cn and deputy director of the International Exchange Committee of the China Association for Trade in Services, said that people’s friendship is the cornerstone of interstate relations. Over the past 15 years, the Beijing-based Russian Cultural Center has organized many events that have strengthened mutual understanding and laid a solid foundation of people’s support for the development of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in the new era.
Artist Chen Ruiqi, whose works combine traditional Chinese ink painting with oil painting techniques, shared his sources of inspiration and deep connection with Russian culture, demonstrating an aesthetic dialogue of “unity in diversity” between the two artistic traditions.
The exhibition presents more than 50 works by Chinese masters, who through a unique artistic optics celebrate Chinese-Russian friendship and explore the possibilities of synthesizing the artistic languages of the two countries. The exhibition will run from May 15 to 17 and is open to the public.