Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event held in Washington, D.C.

Chinese percussionist Li Zhuowen performs the Dao of Drums during “Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night” in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the “Shanghai Let’s Meet” city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Chinese five-string pipa virtuoso Fang Jinlong performs with Manhattan Philharmonic during “Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night” in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the “Shanghai Let’s Meet” city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Chinese Huangmei Opera artists Han Zaifen (R) and Chen Bangliang perform Huangmei Opera: The Lady Consort Prince during “Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night” in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the “Shanghai Let’s Meet” city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Chinese Suona performer Lin Wei (R, Front) and Sheng performer Jin Ziqi (L, Front) perform Music from Black Myth: Wukong — Excerpt during “Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night” in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the “Shanghai Let’s Meet” city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Members of One Voice Children’s Choir perform during “Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night” in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the “Shanghai Let’s Meet” city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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