On May 19, Vice President Li Huilai attended the news conference for the permanent host of Taihu World Cultural Forum. Vice President Li congratulated Bengbu, Anhui Province as the permanent host of the Forum. Li added that, as the supporter of the Forum, the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) will work closely with the Forum to promote civilization exchanges based on equality, inclusiveness and mutual learning, to promote people-to-people connectivity around the world, and to contribute for the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.