Beijing. Yesterday in Beijing, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dario Franceschini and the Chinese Minister of Culture, Luo Shugang signed an important international act allowing for the creation of the Italy-China Cultural Forum and that promises to increase exchanges and collaborations between museums, theatres, foundations, festivals and also to favour the exchange of experiences and technologies for the safeguarding and conservation of cultural heritage and the promotion of cinematic coproductions. Minister Franceschini states, “The Italy-China Cultural Forum will be an active platform to promote concrete forms of cooperation between the two countries. It was the missing link and that will be able to respond to the many expectations for the Chines cultural sector finds a place in Italy.” (9colonne)