Shanghai showcase helps build cultural connections

With this year's Australian Football League (AFL) China Game rapidly approaching, Keith Thomas, CEO of Port Adelaide Football Club, is confident the sport can help promote exchanges and understanding between Australia and China.

"It is a great vehicle for us to talk about Australia in China," Thomas said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

The AFL is the top-flight professional competition of Australian rules football. Port Adelaide, with its history of nearly 150 years, will play in Shanghai for the third straight year on June 2, battling St Kilda at Jiangwan Stadium.