On October 25, 2025, during the 7th China-U.S. Sister Cities Conference, CGTN hosted a roundtable discussion in Hangzhou titled "Civilization Dialogue and Global Governance: From Local Friendship to a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity." CGTN Reporter Yang Yan engaged in an in-depth conversation with two distinguished American guests – Carol Robertson Lopez, Chair Emeritus of Sister Cities International, and Rodrigo Espinosa Rios, former Mayor of Livingston City. Both are long-standing friends of China and influential figures in promoting people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. The discussion focused on the role of culture in building mutual trust, addressing challenges within multilateral frameworks such as APEC, and advancing the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity.