Vice-premier praises Sinology's global role

Academic approaches to studies of China are flourishing overseas

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong has hailed Sinology as the "window for the world" to better understand China, while expressing her wishes for the age-old academic study to evolve with more exchanges and diversified approaches.

"Since originating in the late 16th century, Sinology has opened a window for the world to observe and study China. It also boosted the academic and cultural exchanges between China and the world in all walks," Liu said.