Innovations help China become an intl cultural powerhouse

As China accelerates its push to become a global cultural powerhouse, digital technology is proving crucial in reshaping cultural trade and exchange, experts said at a high-level forum on Tuesday. From preserving heritage to expanding globally, these innovations are transforming how Chinese culture is protected and shared with the world.

They made the remarks at the Forum on Empowering Cultural Trade with Digital and Intelligent Technologies and the Forum on Integrated Development of Culture, Science and Technology, two of 10 sub-forums of the Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength 2025, held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

"A nation's overall strength ultimately lies in the fusion of its technological hard power and cultural soft power," said Wang Gang, deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.