President urges Arab artists to boost cultural exchanges

President Xi Jinping has welcomed more artists from Arab states to visit China, saying that he hopes they can use their creations to promote cultural exchanges between China and the Arab world and help more Arab people learn about China.

In his reply to a letter from over 50 well-known Arab artists, who have visited China to promote art, Xi encouraged them to further work with the Chinese people to jointly write a new chapter of mutual learning and exchanges between the two civilizations in the new era.

In his letter, which was published on Monday, the president pointed out that cultures can connect hearts and art can serve as a means of communication in the world.