The International Conference in Honor of the 2570th Anniversary of Confucius and the Sixth Congress of the International Confucian Association (ICA) was held in Beijing from November 16 to 19. Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan attended and addressed at the opening ceremony. Japanese former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Egyptian former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf were invited to attend the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. President Wang Chao of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) also attended the opening ceremony.

Under the theme “Confucianism and Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind”, this year’s conference is hosted by ICA, UNESCO and China Confucius Foundation, and co-hosted by CPIFA and Guiyang Confucius Academy. About 800 guests from home and abroad attended the opening ceremony and about 400 experts and scholars specialized in Confucianism participated in academic seminars.