At the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, Yang Yang, vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and China's first Winter Olympic gold medalist, shared how sport transcends borders and fosters mutual respect. Drawing on her decades-long athletic career and humanitarian work, she highlighted stories from the Beijing Winter Olympics to refugee camps in Kenya to show the transformative power of people-to-people exchanges. Yang emphasized that true cultural dialogue happens through shared experiences, respect for differences and uplifting every voice.