A well-versed exchange between Chinese and Arab writers Xinhua | Updated: 2026-05-14 07:46

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/14/WS6a050d64a310d6866eb4877f.html Young poets, writers and scholars from China and Arab countries have gathered in South China's Guangzhou, Guangdong province, for a poetry festival aimed at deepening literary dialogue and people-to-people exchanges. A China-Arab States special session of the 2026 International Youth Poetry Festival began over the weekend in the southern metropolis, drawing more than 40 young poets, Sinologists and writers from 13 Arab countries, including Morocco, Syria and Egypt, alongside more than 40 young Chinese poets.