Senior govt officials welcome opening of Buddhism forum

You Quan, a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, called on Chinese Buddhist communities to hold onto the values of compassion, equality, harmony and mutual learning and contribute to building an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity.

Master Kuan Yun, president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, said in the afternoon forum speech that religious communities on the Chinese mainland have been playing an important role in maintaining religious and social harmony.