Philosophy session fosters friendship

College students from around the world will learn how to build a community with a shared future for mankind through a summer school at Beijing Normal University.

The opening ceremony for the annual philosophy summer school was held at the university on Monday. Thirty-four students from 16 countries and nine from domestic universities will spend two weeks together learning about traditional Chinese philosophy and contemporary China.

Wu Xiangdong, dean of the university's school of philosophy, said it is quite relevant for young students from different countries to discuss how to build a community with a shared future, given rising nationalist thinking and trade protectionism in various countries.