Sinology center to be hub of China studies

The recently launched World Sinology Center at the Beijing Language and Culture University in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, is expected to become a new international hub of China studies.

As a cooperation project between the university and the government of the new area, the center will integrate advantageous resources from both sides, with Sinologists from more than 100 countries speaking 67 languages from the former, and the abundant resources of internationalized talent from the latter, said officials and experts at the center's launch ceremony on Aug 8.

Liu Limin, president of the China Education Association for International Exchange, said in a congratulatory letter to the launch of the center, that Qingdao mirrors China's opening-up policy and has a unique position in terms of cultural exchange.