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Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Luis Alberto Vargas, the president of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), in Beijing, China, July 26, 2009. |
Jia said the living standards of the ethnic groups were rising steadily and their political, economic and cultural rights were well safeguarded.
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Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, poses for a group photo prior to his meeting with Luis Alberto Vargas (5th R), the president of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), in Beijing, China, July 26, 2009. |
He praised the IUAES for its role in improving worldwide academic research, promoting the peaceful coexistence of different cultures and harmonious development between man and nature.
The IUAES congress, held every five years, has drawn more than 2,000 scholars and experts from all over the world. It will feature 156 panel discussions to explore a broad range of issues, including cultural diversity, AIDS, child trafficking, global aging, ethnicity, urban development, religions and linguistic evolution.
China is hosting the congress, which first met in London in 1934, for the first time.
Yunnan is home to 26 Chinese nationalities.