 
					
					A common saying in Chinese goes, "reading changes fate." For writer A Yi, this is not merely a catchphrase, but his true life experience.
 
					
					In this age of rapid development of artificial intelligence, reading is more important than ever before, says writer Meng Xiaoshu in her speech.
 
					
					For Russian student Kirill Kravtsov, known by his Chinese name Lin Zirui, now pursuing a master's at Peking University's School of Journalism and Communication, reading is a vital means of connecting cultures and encouraging mutual understanding.
 
					
					As a child in Serbia, Soldat Tatjana, now director of the Serbian Cultural Center in Beijing, watched her father read each evening, his fingers tracing lines of text like a sacred ritual.
 
					
					For Wang Jiawu, former chief engineer at China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, reading is the key to China's aerospace success.
 
					
					In 1975, Tang Wensheng faced a diplomatic challenge: interpreting for Guyana's Prime Minister Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham with near-zero prior knowledge of the nation or its leader.
 
					
					The reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" was held at the center of Arabic studies in Beijing Foreign Studies University on Monday to mark the 30th World Book Day that falls on Wednesday.
 
					
					BFSU and SOAS, University of London, held a signing ceremony for a letter of intent in London on April 9.
 
					
					From April 9 to 10, Jia Wenjian, president of BFSU and deputy secretary of the CPC BFSU committee, attended the QS China Summit 2025 held in Chengdu, Sichuan province.