Cross-cultural understanding grows through exchanges between civilizations, Zhao Mei, a CPPCC member and a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said while answering a question at the Members' Corridor during the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She shared stories of foreign scholars discovering the beauty of Chinese characters and culture through firsthand experience, saying "seeing is believing," and added that China will remain open and inclusive while promoting mutual learning among civilizations.