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"China has held a negative attitude towards its own culture, while totally and uncritically accepting Western culture for quite a long time."

Jin Shangyi, CPPCC member and chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, said traditional Chinese culture has forfeited enough.

"Until I watched TV news programs announcing newly-selected CPPCC members, I did not know that I was among them. Nobody asked me whether I would like to participate in the conference."